Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,914,280,803 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Pontoppidan

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Pon·top·pi·dan  (pn-tp-dn, -dän), Henrik 1857-1943.
Danish writer known for his three-novel series The Promised Land (1891-1895). He shared the 1917 Nobel Prize for literature.

Pontoppidan (Danish) [pontˈtopidan]
n
(Biographies / Pontoppidan, Henrik (1857-1943) M, Danish, WRITING: novelist, WRITING: short-story writer, (1898-1904), and The Empire of Death (1912-16)) Henrik. 1857-1943, Danish novelist and short-story writer, author of the novel sequences The Promised Land (1891-95), Lykke-Per (1898-1904), and The Empire of Death (1912-16). Nobel prize for literature 1917


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in classic literature?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Another Bishop, Pontoppidan, speaks also of a poulp on which a regiment of cavalry could manoeuvre.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.