Jens Peter Jacobsen The works of the Danish author Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847-1885) were the first in Danish literature to interpret man naturalistically. Jens Peter Jacobsen was born at Thisted on April 7, 1847. For many years he was torn between science and literature, and... more
J. P. Jacobsen In 1880 Danish novelist Herman Bang was sent as a correspondent to interview J. P. Jacobsen. Jacobsen had already been fighting tuberculosis for years, and Bang was shocked at the sickly state of the famed author of Fru Marie Grubbe. Interieurer fra det... more
