Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
Johannes Vilhelm Jensenwas a Danish author, often considered the first great Danish writer of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944. One of his sisters, Thit Jensen, was also a well-known writer and a very vocal, and occasionally controversial, early feminist...
NationalityDanish
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth20 January 1873
CountryDenmark
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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.
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During half a century of literary work, I have endeavoured to introduce the philosophy of evolution into the sphere of literature, and to inspire my readers to think in evolutionary terms.
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For many years I was engaged in journalism, writing articles and chronicles for the daily press without ever joining the staff of any newspaper.