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Ole Sarvig
Danish poet (1921-1981) · Denmark · On the map · Writers · Died at 60
Ole Sarvig was a Danish author and poet, known for his participation in the literary journal heretica. In 1967 he received the grand prize of the Danish Academy. In 2004 his 1943 work Regnmaaleren was included in the Danish Culture Canon.
Ole Sarvig is read about 2 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1981Died4 December 19811968Morten Nielsens MindelegatAward1967Grand Prize of the Danish AcademyAward1964Søren Gyldendal PrizeAward1960Danish Critics Prize for LiteratureAward1959Emma Bærentzens EndownmentAward1921Born27 November 1921
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About this person
He was a friend and mentor to the poet Michael Strunge, whose poem "December" remembers Sarvig's death by suicide in December 1981. Like Sarvig, Strunge took his life by jumping from a building.
Country
Denmark
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 1981 · aged 60
The same award as Ole
Olivia NordenhofBoth received Morten Nielsens Mindelegat
Carl Erik SoyaBoth received Emma Bærentzens EndownmentPer HøjholtBoth received Grand Prize of the Danish AcademyElsa GressBoth received Danish Critics Prize for LiteratureAage DonsBoth received Danish Critics Prize for Literature
Thomas BobergBoth received Morten Nielsens Mindelegat