Writing

Johan Ludvig Heiberg

Born December 14, 1791 · Copenhagen, Denmark

Died August 25, 1860 · aged 68

Johan Ludvig Heiberg, (1791-1860) was a playwright, poet, literary historian, and critic whose romantic idealism in a sense epitomized the Danish Romantic school, which he helped bring to an end when he established a new era of topical, sophisticated, and satirical literature. Heiberg was a central figure in Danish literature and criticism for many years. During this time he originated Danish vau…