Johannes Møllehave
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Johannes Volf Møllehave is a Danish priest, author and lecturer. He graduated in theology in 1963.
Johannes Møllehave is one of the most popular modern Danish figures, attracting large audiences to his lectures and TV appearances. His wide range of interests extends to some 40 different topics but he is particularly well-known for his interest in Søren Kierkegaard
, H.C. Andersen
and Storm P
.
He has won a number of Danish awards for his down-to-earth presentations of Danish authors and philosophers and his command of his mother tongue. These include:
Johannes Møllehave is one of the most popular modern Danish figures, attracting large audiences to his lectures and TV appearances. His wide range of interests extends to some 40 different topics but he is particularly well-known for his interest in Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish Christian philosopher, theologian and religious author. He was a critic of idealist intellectuals and philosophers of his time, such as Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling and Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel...
, H.C. Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...
and Storm P
Robert Storm Petersen
Robert Storm Petersen was a Danish cartoonist, writer, animator, illustrator, painter and humorist. He is known almost exclusively by his pen name Storm P.- Biography :...
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He has won a number of Danish awards for his down-to-earth presentations of Danish authors and philosophers and his command of his mother tongue. These include:
- 1980 Author of the year (Årets forfatter)
- 1986 H.C. Andersen prize (H.C. Andersen-prisen)
- 1993 Children's author of the year (Årets børnebogsforfatter)
- 1994 Favourite Danish author (Danskernes yndlingsforfatter)
- 2005 Danish mother tongue award (Modersmål-Prisen)
Publications
Most of Johannes Møllehave's publications are in Danish. The following is in English:- A folk legend / illustrated by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark ; retold by Johannes Møllehave (translated from the Danish Et folke sagn, based on the ballet Et folke sagn / August BournonvilleAugust BournonvilleAugust Bournonville was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. August was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the nephew of Julie Alix de la Fay, née Bournonville, of the Royal Swedish Ballet.August was...
), 1854 : Publisher : Sesam, c1992, ISBN 8778010268