Hermann Joachim Bang

BANG, HERMANN JOACHIM Danish author, was born of a noble family in the island of Zealand. When he was 20 he published two volumes of critical essays on the realistic movement. In 188o he published his novel Haablose Slaegter ("Families without hope") . He settled in Copenhagen, and produced a series of novels and collections of short stories, which placed him in the front rank of Scandinavian novelists.

Among his more famous stories are Faedra (1883) and Tine (1889). The latter won for its author the friendship of Ibsen and the enthusiastic admiration of Jonas Lie. He died on Jan. 29, 1912.

His works include:

Det hvide Hus (The White House, 1898), Fxcentriske Noveller (1885), Stille Eksistenzer (1886), Liv og Dod (Life and Death, 1899) , Englen Michael (1902), a volume of poems (1889) , recollections (Ti Aar, 1891) , a volume of essays, Masker og Mennesker 0910). His works were collected and published in six volumes (Copenhagen and Oslo, 1912). See F. Poppenberg, Hermann Bang