Jakob Christian Lindberg Knudsen (14 September 1858 – 21 January 1917) was a Danish author, educator and clergyman.
Biography
Jakob Knudsen was born in
Rødding
Rødding (german: Rödding) is a town with a population of 2,712 (1 January 2022) in Southern Denmark. It is located in Vejen municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula.
History
The area around Rødding was first inh ...
, in the south of Denmark. Knudsen spent much of his childhood at
Aggersborg
Aggersborg is the largest of Denmark's former Viking ring fortress, and one of the largest archaeological sites in Denmark. It is located near Aggersund on the north side of the Limfjord. It consists of a circular rampart surrounded by a ditch. ...
in Hanherred. In his youth, he was largely home schooled by his parents who followed the spiritual principals of Grundtvig. In 1862, the family moved to Dalum, where his father was a teacher at Christen Kold Folk High School. In 1872, the family moved to Lunderskov where his father served the parishes of Jordrup and Lejrskov.
From 1875 to 1881, Jakob Knudsen studied theology at the
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen ( da, Københavns Universitet, KU) is a prestigious public research university in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in Scandinavia after Uppsala Unive ...
. He graduated in 1881 with a Cand.theol. He started his career as a teacher at
Askov
Askov is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 364 at the 2010 census.
Minnesota State Highway 23 serves as a main route in the community, and Interstate 35 is nearby.
History
The village was originally within ...
folk high school and later worked as a priest at the village of Mellerup in
Randers
Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022).Hillerød
Hillerød () is a Danish town with a population of 35,357 (1 January 2022)Birkerød, where he devoted himself to writing.''Jakob Christian Lindberg Knudsen'' (Store norske leksikon) /ref>