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Richard Kaufmann

1846–1894

A Danish journalist and writer with a sharp eye for modern city life, he wrote lively books about Paris, France, and travel in the late 1800s. He also helped bring French literature to Danish readers through a steady stream of translations.

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Fra det moderne Frankrig

Fra det moderne Frankrig

by Richard Kaufmann

About the author

Richard Kaufmann was a Danish journalist and writer, born in 1846 and dead in 1894. Sources identify him as a productive translator from French into Danish, especially active from 1872 to 1884, as well as a writer whose work included travel writing and sketches of contemporary life.

His books show a strong interest in France and Paris in particular. Fra det moderne Frankrig is described by Project Gutenberg as a late-19th-century travel narrative about Parisian culture and society, and Project Runeberg lists works such as Pariserliv på 80-talet and Nya skizzer från det moderna Frankrike. He also served as co-editor of the illustrated family magazine Nutiden in 1876–77.

Project Runeberg notes that he married the opera singer Anna Dons-Kaufmann in 1883. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found on the sources checked, so no profile image is included here.