BRANDES (Cohen), CARL EDVARD
- BRANDES (Cohen), CARL EDVARD
- BRANDES (Cohen), CARL EDVARD (1847–1931), Danish author,
playwright, and politician; younger brother of georg brandes ,
Brandes specialized in Oriental languages at the University of
Copenhagen and received his doctorate in 1879. He published translations
from Sanskrit and also Danish versions of Isaiah (1902), Psalms (1905),
Job, and Ecclesiastes (1907). However, he openly professed atheism and
had no connection with Jewish affairs. Brandes entered politics as a
member of the Radical Party. After the split in the party in 1884, he
founded a new opposition paper Politiken which attained great
political and cultural influence. From 1889 until 1894 and from 1906
until 1927 he sat in the Chamber of Deputies. Brandes served as finance
minister during 1909–10 and from 1913 to 1920. His diplomatic skill as a
negotiator gained him considerable renown, and he acquired further
distinction as the administrator of neutral Denmark's finances during
World War I. Brandes was also deeply interested in the
theater and even tried to become an actor. He wrote on modern Danish and
foreign drama, and in his plays fought against conventional morality and
hypocrisy in human society.
-BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3 (1934), 614–28; Dansk
Skønlitter'rt Forfatterleksikon 1900–1950, 1 (1959), 153–5.
(Frederik Julius Billeskov-Jansen)
Encyclopedia Judaica.
1971.
Look at other dictionaries:
Edvard Brandes — Nom de naissance Carl Edvard Cohen Brandes Activités Romancier, politicien Naissance 1847 Danemark Décès … Wikipédia en Français
Edvard Brandes — Carl Edvard Cohen Brandes (21 October 1847 – 20 December 1931) was a Danish politician, critic and author, and the younger brother of Georg Brandes. He was a Master of Arts in eastern philology.Brandes was a member of the Folketing for the party… … Wikipedia
Brandes, Edvard — ▪ Danish author and politician in full Carl Edvard Cohen Brandes born Oct. 21, 1847, Copenhagen, Den. died Dec. 20, 1931, Copenhagen writer and politician who was an important figure in the Danish left coalition that struggled for full… … Universalium
Carl Brandes — Edvard Cohen … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
1944 — This article is about the year 1944. Millennium: 2nd millennium Centuries: 19th century – 20th century – 21st century Decades: 1910s 1920s 1930s – 1940s – 1950s … Wikipedia
DENMARK — DENMARK, kingdom in N.W. Europe. It was the first of the three Scandinavian countries where Jews were permitted to settle. The first arrivals were invited by King Christian IV, who, on Nov. 22, 1622, at the request of his Jewish mintmaster… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
