Jens Baggesen

Danish poet (1764-1826)
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Jens Baggesen
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Jens Baggesen

Summary

Jens Baggesen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Korsør[2]. He was born on February 15, 1764[3]. He passed away in Hamburg[4]. He died on October 3, 1826[5]. He worked as a poet[6], writer[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Jens Baggesen's place of birth was Korsør[2].
  • Jens Baggesen died in Hamburg[4].
  • Jens Baggesen was born on February 15, 1764[3].
  • Jens Baggesen was born on January 1, 1764[10].
  • Jens Baggesen died on October 3, 1826[5].
  • Jens Baggesen died on January 1, 1826[11].
  • Burial took place at Eichhof Park Cemetery[12].
  • Jens Baggesen was married to Fanny Baggesen[13].
  • A child of Jens Baggesen was August Baggesen[14].
  • A child of Jens Baggesen was Carl Albrecht Reinhold Baggesen[15].
  • Jens Baggesen held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[16].
  • Jens Baggesen worked as a poet[6].
  • Jens Baggesen worked as a writer[7].
  • Jens Baggesen worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Jens Baggesen was employed by Kiel University[17].
  • Jens Baggesen was a member of Illuminati[18].
  • Jens Baggesen is recorded as male[19].
  • Jens Baggesen's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Jens Baggesen is associated with the Romanticism movement[21].
  • Jens Baggesen's Commons category is recorded as Jens Baggesen[22].
  • Jens Baggesen's archives at is recorded as State Archives of Schleswig-Holstein[23].
  • Jens Baggesen's archives at is recorded as Kiel University Library[24].
  • Jens Baggesen's family name is recorded as Baggesen[25].
  • Jens Baggesen's given name is recorded as Jens[26].
  • Jens Baggesen's given name is recorded as Immanuel[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DK[29]

  • Began / founded: 1764-02-15[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1826-10-03[31]

  • Community tags: danish poet, poet[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f1684afc-dcd3-4240-85da-92e837011ee8[33]

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Origins and Family

Jens Baggesen was born in Korsør[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 15, 1764[3] and January 1, 1764[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], writer[7], and university teacher[8]. Among Jens Baggesen's employers was Kiel University[17].

Personal Life

Among Jens Baggesen's spouses was Fanny Baggesen[13]. Children include August Baggesen[14], a biographer[34], 1795–1865[35], of Kingdom of Denmark[36] and Carl Albrecht Reinhold Baggesen[15], a pastor[37], 1793–1873[38], of Switzerland[39].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include October 3, 1826[5] and January 1, 1826[11]. Jens Baggesen passed away in Hamburg[4]. Burial took place at Eichhof Park Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Jens Baggesen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Jens Baggesen born?

Born in Korsør[2], Jens Baggesen…

Where did Jens Baggesen die?

Jens Baggesen passed away in Hamburg[4].

Who was Jens Baggesen married to?

Jens Baggesen's spouses include Fanny Baggesen[13].

What did Jens Baggesen do for work?

Jens Baggesen worked as poet[6], writer[7], and university teacher[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q24340922. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q24340922. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Q84414348. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Q84414348. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [11] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation poet, writer, university teacher
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
  2. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Family name Baggesen
    Topic's main category Category:Jens Baggesen
    Movement Romanticism
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