Finn Hauberg Mortensen (26 July 1946 – 21 February 2013) was a Danish literature researcher and Professor of Nordic Literature at

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. He was the son of the artist

Richard Mortensen Richard Mortensen (23 October 1910 – 6 January 1993) was a Danish painter. Biography Richard Strange Mortensen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He studied between 1931 and 1932 at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen. Influenced by the ...

and the author Sonja Hauberg. From 1970-1974, he taught at the

University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen ( da, Københavns Universitet, KU) is a prestigious public university, public research university in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in ...

; 1991-2007 he stood as professor of Nordic literature at the

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; and from 2007-2012, he was head of the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen. Mortensen wrote numerous books and articles, including biographical work of

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and

Søren Kierkegaard Søren Aabye Kierkegaard ( , , ; 5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish theologian, philosopher, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical texts on ...

. He was a member of the Arts Council for 2007–2011 and chair of .Det Danske Sprog- og Litteraturselskab/styret
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Danish Culture Canon The Danish Culture Canon ( da, Kulturkanonen) consists of 108 works of cultural excellence in eight categories: architecture, visual arts, design and crafts, film, literature, music, performing arts, and children's culture. An initiative of Brian ...

selection committee for literature in 2006.

Publications

* ''Danskfagets didaktik: Litteraturformidling i de gymnasiale uddannelser, en bevidsthedshistorisk undersøgelse'' (1979) * ''Klingen. En antologi'' (1980, ed.) * ''Kierkegaard 1993 - digtning, filosofi, teologi'' (1993) * ''Kierkegaard Made in Japan'' (1996) * ''Bibliografi over Villy Sørensens forfatterskab 1951-2001'' (2003) * ''Litteratur & symbol - opfattelsen af symbol- og billedsprog i dansk litterær kritik fra Rahbek til Brandes'' (2009)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mortensen, Finn Hauberg 1946 births 2013 deaths 20th-century Danish non-fiction writers 21st-century Danish non-fiction writers Danish Culture Canon committee members