Johannes V. Jensen

Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, born on January 20, 1873, in Farsø, Denmark, was a Danish poet, novelist, and essayist. The author of many books, including Kongens Fald (Gyldendal, 1900–01), Himmerlandshistorier (Gyldendal, 1905), and a cycle of six novels, Den Lange Rejse (Gyldendal, 1908–22), he won the 1944 Nobel Prize in Literature. He died on November 25, 1950.