WINTHER, CHRISTIAN (1796-1876), Danish lyrical poet, was born on July 29, 1796 at Fensmark, Praesto, where his father was priest. He began to publish verses in 1819. In 1851 he received a pension from the state, and for the next quarter of a century he resided mainly in Paris. Besides some nine or ten volumes of lyrical verse, Winther published The Stag's Flight, an epical romance in verse (1855) ; In the Year of Grace, a novel ; and other works in prose. He died in Paris on
Dec. 3o, 1876, but the body was brought to Denmark, and was buried in the heart of the woods.