Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Dano–Norwegian dual monarchy. He was influenced by Humanis
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Statue of Holberg in Bergen in 2018
Coat of arms of baron Holberg.
Ludvig Holberg statue in front of the Royal Theater in Copenhagen, by Theobald Stein, 1875
The Holberg Prize is an international prize awarded annually by the government of Norway to outstanding scholars for work in humanities, social sciences, law and theology, either within one of these f
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…Medal is the finest literary distinction of the Danish Authors' Society. It has been awarded since 1924. The Norwegian University of Bergen awards the Holberg International Memorial Prize. The 4.5 million kroner (ca. €520,000) endowed prize was awarded to Julia Kristeva in 2004, to Jürgen Habermas in 2005, and to Shmuel Eisenstadt in…
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The Holberg Prize is awarded annually in the University Aula in Bergen.