Statue of Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger in Frederiksberg Gardens (Copenhagen)

Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger* (November 14, 1779 - January 20, 1850) was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism in Danish literature. da:Billede:Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger. ... da:Billede:Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... A playwright is an author of plays for performance in the theater. ... Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement in the history of ideas; it originated in late 18th century Western Europe. ...

In 1829 he was crowned the "king of Nordic poetry" (by Esaias Tegnér, who would be his Swedish parallel) in the cathedral of Lund, Sweden, based on a vast production of poetry, theatre plays and prose, inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Gottlieb Fichte, and Friedrich von Schelling. See also Jens Immanuel Baggesen. 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Nordic countries (Greenland not shown) The Nordic countries is a term used collectively for five countries in Northern Europe. ... Esaias Tegnér Esaias Tegnér (November 13, 1782 - November 2, 1846), Swedish writer, was born at Kyrkerud in Wermelandia. ... Lund is a city in Scania in southernmost Sweden, and the center of the Lund Municipality. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (pronounced [gø tə]) (August 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832) was a German writer, humanist, scientist, and philosopher. ... Johann Gottlieb Fichte Johann Gottlieb Fichte (May 19, 1762 - January 27, 1814) has significance in the history of Western philosophy as one of the progenitors of German idealism and as a follower of Kant. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling (January 27, 1775 - August 20, 1854) was a German philosopher. ... Jens Immanuel Baggesen (February 15, 1764 — October 3, 1826) was a Danish poet. ...

He wrote the song "Der er et yndigt land", which is now the national anthem of Denmark. Der er et Yndigt land (There is a Lovely Land) is the (civil) national anthem of Denmark. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ...

External links

• Slider Encyclopeadia (http://www.slider.com/enc/39000/Oehlenschlager_Adam_Gottlob.htm)
• Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th edition (http://www.bartleby.com/65/oe/Oehlensc.html).
• Project Runeberg (http://www.lysator.liu.se/runeberg/authors/oehlensc.html)
• e-lysium (http://www.e-lysium.dk/).

(*) Oehlenschläger's name is written with Oe and a-umlaut (ä), not with the usual Danish Ø and æ.