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Karl Adolph Gjellerup

nobel prize for literature


Details of the Nobel Prize awarded to Karl Adolph Gjellerup
Full Name
of the recipient		Karl Adolph Gjellerup
AwardNobel Prize in Literature
Year of Award1917
Share in Award50.0%
Award Shared withHenrik Pontoppidan (50.0%)
Motivation
for the Award		for his varied and rich poetry, which is inspired by lofty ideals
Place of BirthRoholte, Denmark DNK
Date of Birth2 June 1857
Age
at the time of Award		59 years
Place of DeathKlotzsche, Germany DEU
Date of Death11 October 1919
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