THEODOR WILHELM RUMOHR
\θiːədˈɔː wˈɪlhɛlm ɹˈuːmə͡ʊə], \θiːədˈɔː wˈɪlhɛlm ɹˈuːməʊə], \θ_iː__ə_d_ˈɔː w_ˈɪ_l_h_ɛ_l_m ɹ_ˈuː_m_əʊ_ə]\
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A Danish novelist; born at Copenhagen, Aug. 2, 1807. His many romances deal with the national heroes of Denmark, and include: "Jacob Danneford" (1840); "Niels Juel" (1877); and "Peter Tordenskjold" (1877). His collected works appeared as "Historical Pictures of the Fatherland" (1863).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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