Thor Lange
Thor Næve Lange (9 April 1851 – 22 February 1915) was a Danish author. • Illustration — Thor Lange
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Thor Lange
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- Born
- 1851 · Copenhagen.
- Died
- 1915 · Napadivka.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- linguist · translator · academic · journalist · biographer · diplomat · poet · writer
- Education
- University of Copenhagen · Metropolitanskolen
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog · Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog
- Languages
- French · Danish
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He was born in Copenhagen. About 1877 he went to Moscow as Danish consul. His works include translations from ancient Greek, Old French, and Russian, and he made a good translation of Longfellow's Golden Legend (3d ed. 1891). He also compiled Skildringer fra den russiske Literatur (1886). His original volumes include: En maaned i Orienten; Flygtize Skizzer (1887); Skitser og Phantaseir (1890); and a collection of his poems, Gennem farret Glas (1894).
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Thor Lange was a writer and translator, born on 9 April 1851 in Copenhagen and died on 22 February 1915 in Napadivka. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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