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Johannes Wildt

1782–1836

An early 19th-century Danish actor and writer, he moved between the stage and the page, building a career in Copenhagen’s theater world before turning increasingly to writing.

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Olli Akselinpoika ja hänen perheensä: eli Inkvisitioni-vankeus Sorön luostarissa

Olli Akselinpoika ja hänen perheensä: eli Inkvisitioni-vankeus Sorön luostarissa

by Johannes Wildt

About the author

Born on March 10, 1782, in Lynge near Sorø, Johannes Wildt was a Danish author and actor. Biographical sources describe him as coming from a family connected to the theater, and he appeared with a traveling company before performing in Odense in the early 1800s.

In 1805 he entered the dramatic school, and by 1812 he was an actor at the Royal Danish Court Theatre. Later references to his career note that he also wrote, and modern library records and Project Gutenberg listings show that his work continued to be read long after his death.

Wildt died on July 28, 1836, at Marienlyst near Odense. While he is not among the best-known Scandinavian writers today, he stands as one of those literary figures whose life bridged performance and authorship in Denmark’s cultural life of the period.