Ludvig Holberg

Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754) was a Danish-Norwegian writer, historian and playwright, born in Bergen and active in Copenhagen. He brought Enlightenment thought to Denmark-Norway and is regarded as the founder of modern Danish and Norwegian literature, publishing works of history, law, geography and philosophy.

He is best known for the comedies written in 1722–1723 for Copenhagen's Lille Grønnegade Theatre, including Jeppe on the Hill and Erasmus Montanus, whose characters became archetypes in Danish. In 1747 he founded the Barony of Holberg on his estates and died in Copenhagen in 1754.