PETER ANDREAS HEIBERG
\pˈiːtəɹ ɑːndɹˈe͡ɪəs hˈe͡ɪbɜːɡ], \pˈiːtəɹ ɑːndɹˈeɪəs hˈeɪbɜːɡ], \p_ˈiː_t_ə_ɹ ɑː_n_d_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ə_s h_ˈeɪ_b_ɜː_ɡ]\
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A Danish dramatic poet, satirist, and political writer; born in Vordingborg, Nov. 16, 1758; died at Paris April 30, 1841. His early political writings resulted in his banishment. He went to Paris and entered the service of Talleyrand, and obtained lucrative posts under the first French empire. His comedies, especially "Heckingborn", have been much admired, and successfully produced on the English, French, Danish, and German stage. He had a rare genius for social satire. His "Life of a Dollar Bill" is a prose fancy.
By Charles Dudley Warner
