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A Danish poet and dramatist; born in Copenhagen, Aug. 25, 1798; died there, Feb. 25, 1870. He abandoned law for literature. "Letters of a Ghost", a poetical satire purporting to be written by the spirit of Jens Baggesen, made him famous. He followed this with "Nature and Art"; "Four Letters of Knut the Seelander", a good piece of word-painting; "Tyrfing", a poem; and miscellanies. As a playwright he has won a permanent place with "The Savings Bank", a comedy; "Svend Dyring's House", a tragedy; and "The Daughter of King Rene", his masterpiece.