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Henrik Harder

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Henrik Harder (1642 – January 8, 1683) was a Danish Neo-Latin poet, who wrote epic poems and epigrams.

Life

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He was born Henrik Harder in Flensburg. At the age of 10 his family moved to Copenhagen, where he eventually died at the age of 42. His father, Claus (Claudius), was a courtier of Frederick III, King of Denmark. Henrik himself spent a number of years in England as the secretary to Christopher Lindenov (1639–1697), the Danish envoy to England from 1668–1672. His service complete, he explored Europe for a time, and then returned to Copenhagen and became tutor to count Niels Friis (Nicolaus Frisius, 1665–1699). He is buried in St. Peter's Church in Copenhagen.[1]

Works

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A Danish translation of 100 epigrams appeared in 1903.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Moller, Andreasen.
  2. ^ Dahl.

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