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There is something of the freshness of mind, of the lightness of spirit in Linne which for centuries has been linked in people's minds with the mountains of Sweden and Swedish joy in nature.

Johannes V. Jensen

Whenever one reads of the determination of the species, or opens a book on natural science and history, in whatever language, one inevitably comes across the name of Linne.

Johannes V. Jensen

Johannes V. Jensen

Johannes V. Jensen

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Born: January 20, 1873

Died: November 25, 1950 (aged 77)

Bio: Johannes Vilhelm Jensen was a Danish author, often considered the first great Danish writer of the 20th century.

Known for:

The Fall of the King (1933)
Skovene (1904)
Saint Catherine of Siena (1938)
The Long Journey (1923)
At Memphis Station (1904)

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