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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Literature (114) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1910s (40) 1917 (4) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1850s (38) 1857 (5) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Europe (459) Europe, Nordic countries (56) Denmark (11) Roholte (1) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1910s (29) 1919 (5) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death Europe (331) Europe, central (62) Germany (56) Klotzsche (1) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name E-K (339) K (30) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name E-K (239) G (47) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name E-K (229) K (16) Karl (10) 23. Religion 23. Religion Irreligion group (86) Atheism (75) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 60 - 69 (252) 61 (32) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (123) Media and Communication Workers (117) Writers and Editors (101) Writers and Authors (101) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Europe (450) Europe, Nordic countries (59) Denmark (12) 35. Worked for Government 35. Worked for Government North America (29) United States (26) Agency (16) Department of Energy (3) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Europe (535) Europe, Nordic countries (83) Denmark (39) Copenhagen (39) University of Copenhagen (39) Alumni (12) complete name: Karl Adolph Gjellerup nobel prize: literature award year: 1917 together with: Henrik Pontoppidan prize share: Prize share: 1/2 rational: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1917 was divided equally between Karl Adolph Gjellerup "for his varied and rich poetry, which is inspired by lofty ideals" and Henrik Pontoppidan "for his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts given name: Karl family name: Gjellerup occupation: writer occupation: poet occupation: playwright occupation: novelist description: Karl Adolph Gjellerup was a Danish poet and novelist who together with his compatriot Henrik Pontoppidan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1917. He belonged to the Modern Break-Through. He occasionally used the pseudonym Epigonos. image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1917. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1917/summary/> date birth: 1857 date death: 1919 usual name: Karl Gjellerup
