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(Encyclopedia) København, Denmark: see Copenhagen.Gentofte
(Encyclopedia) Gentofte, Denmark: see Copenhagen.Frederiksberg
(Encyclopedia) Frederiksberg, Denmark: see Copenhagen.Utzon, Jørn
(Encyclopedia) Utzon, Jørn, 1918–2008, Danish architect, grad. Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen (1942). He worked for Eric Gunnar Asplund in Sweden and Alvar Aalto in Finland before opening (…Copenhagen, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Copenhagen, battle of, 1801, an important incident of the French Revolutionary Wars. In Dec., 1800, Denmark joined Russia, Sweden, and Prussia in declaring the armed neutrality of the…Sigurðsson, Jón
(Encyclopedia) Sigurðsson, JónSigurðsson, Jónyōn sĭˈkhürᵺsōn [key], 1811–79, Icelandic statesman and historian. A student in Copenhagen from 1833, he developed an interest in Icelandic literature and…Bohr, Aage Niels
(Encyclopedia) Bohr, Aage NielsBohr, Aage Nielsägə nēls bōr [key], 1922–2009, Danish physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Copenhagen, 1954. He worked with his father Niels Bohr (who won the Nobel Prize in…Malmö
(Encyclopedia) MalmöMalmömälˈmö [key], city (1990 pop. 223,660), capital of Malmöhus co., S Sweden, on the Øresund opposite Copenhagen. Sweden's third largest city, it is a major naval and commercial…Holberg, Ludvig, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Holberg, Ludvig, BaronHolberg, Ludvig, Baronl&oomacr;ᵺˈvē bärōnˈ hōlˈbĕr [key], 1684–1754, Danish dramatist, essayist, poet, and historian, apostle of the Enlightenment in…Roskilde
(Encyclopedia) RoskildeRoskilderôsˈkĭlə [key], city (1992 pop. 40,928), capital of Roskilde co., E Denmark, a port on the Roskilde Fjord (an arm of the Isefjord). Manufactures of this industrial city…Trending
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