Hans Ernst (sometimes Ernest) Krøyer (31 January"Hans Ernst Krøyer"
at Denstoredanske.dk 1798 – 24 March 1879) was a Danish

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

. Krøyer was born in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

and the son of Bernt Anker Krøyer and Johanne Margrethe (''née'' Schrøder), as well as the brother of

Henrik Nikolai Krøyer Henrik Nikolai Krøyer (22 March 1799 – 14 November 1870) was a Danish zoologist. Born in Copenhagen, he was a brother of the composer Hans Ernst Krøyer. He started studying medicine at the University of Copenhagen in 1817, which he later c ...

He is best remembered as the composer of today's Danish national anthem, "

Der er et yndigt land "" (; ) is one of the two national anthems of Denmark—the other being the royal anthem "Kong Christian stod ved højen mast". History The lyrics were written in 1819 by Adam Oehlenschläger and bore the motto in (Horace: "This corner of the ...

" ("There is a Lovely Country"), in 1835, after lyrics by

Adam Oehlenschläger Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (; 14 November 177920 January 1850) was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature. He wrote the lyrics to the song ''Der er et yndigt land'', which is one of the national anthe ...

.Wulff, Carsten (1996). ''Denmark.'' Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, He became

cantor A cantor or chanter is a person who leads people in singing or sometimes in prayer. Cantor as a profession generally refers to those leading a Jewish congregation, although it also applies to the lead singer or choir director in Christian contexts. ...

at the Royal Singers of the Chapel of Christiansborg castle in Copenhagen in 1844. Krøyer died in Copenhagen.

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1798 births 1879 deaths Composers from Copenhagen Danish composers Danish male composers National anthem writers 19th-century Danish male musicians {{Denmark-composer-stub