Frederik_Winkel_Horn

Frederik Winkel Horn

Frederik Winkel Horn

Danish historian and literary scholar

Frederik Winkel Horn (19 July 1845 – 17 November 1898), was a Danish historian and translator, originally an archaeologist.[1] He translated from numerous languages including Icelandic, Greek, and Latin. He was the first person to translate the novel Romola by George Eliot into Danish.[2]

Frederik Winkel Horn, was a historian and archaeologist.
See also Frederik Winkel-Horn (1756-1837)

Works

  • Mennesket i forhistorisk tid, 1874 (culture in the old norse time)
  • Nordiske heltesagaer, 1876 (Norse saga)
  • Peder Syv, 1878 (study of Peder Syv) PhD dissertation
  • Den danske litteraturs historie, 2 vol., 1881 (Danish literature history)
  • Dansk Læsebog for skolernes mellemste og højere klasser, 1883 (Co-authored with Otto Borchsenius)
  • Grundtvigs liv og gerning, 1883 (biography of N. F. S. Grundtvig)
  • Jomsvikingerne, 1895 (Saga history of scandianvian)

Translations (to Danish)

  • Den ældre Edda, 1869 (The poetic Edda)
  • Billeder af livet paa Island, 3 vol., 1871-1876 (the Iceland sagas)
  • E. Bellamy, Anno 2000-1889, 1889 (Novel)
  • Saxo Grammaticus, Danmarks historie, 1896-1898 (Gesta Danorum)
  • Ludvig Holbergs levnedsbreve, 1897 (about Ludvig Holberg)
  • Michael Kohlhas og andre Fortaellinger, 1897 (about Michael Kohlhaas)

References

  1. [1]
    Cusack, Andrew (2021). Johannes Scherr: Mediating Culture in the German Nineteenth Century. Boydell & Brewer. pp. 102–104. ISBN 978-1-64014-057-8.
  2. [2]
    Shaffer, Elinor; Brown, Catherine (2016-02-11). The Reception of George Eliot in Europe. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-4411-2854-6.


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