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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 1940s (43) 1944 (6) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1870s (42) 1873 (4) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Europe (459) Europe, Nordic countries (56) Denmark (11) Farsø (1) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1950s (45) 1950 (4) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death Europe (331) Europe, Nordic countries (49) Denmark (10) Copenhagen (9) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name E-K (339) J (95) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name E-K (239) J (10) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name E-K (229) J (80) Johannes (4) 22. Shared Family Name 22. Shared Family Name E-K (24) J (2) Jensen (2) 23. Religion 23. Religion z-Missing value reason (465) Source data not available (465) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 70 - 79 (179) 72 (21) 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) 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: Johannes Vilhelm Jensen nobel prize: literature award year: 1944 prize share: Prize share: 1/1 rational: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1944 was awarded to Johannes Vilhelm Jensen "for the rare strength and fertility of his poetic imagination with which is combined an intellectual curiosity of wide scope and a bold, freshly creative style." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts birth name: Johannes Vilhelm Jensen given name: Johannes family name: Jensen occupation: writer occupation: poet occupation: columnist occupation: correspondent occupation: sculptor occupation: translators and interpreters occupation: journalist occupation: novelist occupation: essayist notable work: The Fall of the King notable work: The Long Journey notable work: Stories from Himmerland notable work: Digte description: Johannes Vilhelm Jensen was a Danish author, often considered the first great Danish writer of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944. One of his sisters, Thit Jensen, was also a well-known writer and a very vocal, and occasionally controversial, early feminist. image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1944. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1944/summary/> date birth: 1873 date death: 1950 usual name: Johannes Jensen
