Friday, July 29, 2022

Poul Martin Møller (1794-1838)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poul_Martin_M%C3%B8ller

Poul Martin Møller (21 March 1794 – 13 March 1838)[1] was a Danish academic, writer, and poet. During his lifetime, he gained renown in Denmark for his poetry. After his death, his posthumously published fiction and philosophical writings were well received. He also devoted several decades of study to classical languages and literature. While serving as a professor at the University of Copenhagen, he was a mentor to the philosopher Søren Kierkegaard.[2]

Though unfinished, Møller's novel Adventures of a Danish Student also gained lasting fame. It tells the comedic story of the romantic escapades of an eccentric student and his philosophical musings. Years later it became a favorite book of the Danish physicist and thinker Niels Bohr, who often quoted it during lectures.[10][11