JENSEN, JOHANNES VILHELM ), Danish author, was born at Farso, North Jutland, on Jan. 20, 1873, of a family of peasant extraction. Jensen belongs to the new school of Danish literature which came into being about 1900. He re pudiated the Brandes school with its imitation of French litera ture, and wrote of nature and outdoor life. Among his novels may be mentioned: Kongens Fald (1899-1902), a historical novel of the 16th century; Madame d'Ora (1904) ; and Den Lange Rejse (1908-21) describing the evolution of the Northern race from the glacial epoch to the time of Columbus. In Himmerlandshistorier
(1898-1910) ; Skovene (1904); Eksotiske Noveller (1907-15) and Myter og Jagter (1907-24) he described life and scenery in his native country and abroad with brilliant imaginative talent and mastery of language.