INGEMANN, Bernhard Sev erin, Danish poet and novelist: b. Torkildstrup, on the island of Falster, 28 May 1789; d. Soro, 24 Feb. 1862. He was educated at the Univer sity of Copenhagen, and it was while a student there that he published his first (1811 12), of a dreamy, melancholy nature, showing the influence of German romanticism, and dis playing the unhealthy state of his body and mind. In 1814 he published a long allegorical poem, 'The Black Knights,' which showed a marked advance. The next six works which he produced were plays, the tragedy brought out in 1815, being the most popular and successful, though (The Miraculous Child Reinald> (1816) was undoubtedly the best. 'The Subterranean Ones, a Story of Bornholm.' his first prose work, was written in 1817, and the following year he started on a tour of the Continent, returning in 1819. On his return he wrote his 'Stories and Miraculous Tales,' which was published in 1819, followed in 1820 by two volumes of poems, 'The Travel Lyre,' and in 1821 by a comedy, 'Magnetism in a Barber's Shop,' which, however, was unsuccessful, and thereafter he confined himself to prose work. In 1822 he accepted the chair of Danish language and literature at the Academy of Sorg, and then began his voluminous writings on his torical subjects, his novels probably being in spired and copied from the Waverly novels, by Scott. The subjects and characters were taken from Danish history, and, while they were to a great extent inaccurate, were possessed of such strong nationality that they became of great interest. Among these historical romances were
Waldemar the Victorious> (1826) ; 'Erik Men ved's Childhood) (1828) ; 'King Erik and the Outlaws) (1833); 'Prince Otto of Denmark and His Time) (1835) ; 'Queen Margaret) (1836) ; Danske' (1837). From 1837 39 he wrote a collection of 'Evening and Morn ing Songs,) which became very popular on account of their great beauty of religious ex pression. - From this time until his death his writings were mainly religious and the last of his works, 'The Apple of Gold,' was published in 1856. A number of his works have been translated into English and many of them into German. His collected works in 41 volumes were published in Copenhagen (1843-65). He left an autobiography which was edited by Gals kjiit (1862). His correspondence was pub lished in 1879, edited by V. Heise, and his letters to Grundtvig were edited by S. Grundtvig (1882). Consult Brandes, G., 'Essays' (Copen hagen 1889) ; NOrregaard, J., 'B. S. Ingemanns Digterstilling og Digtervwrd) (Copenhagen 18) ; Petersen, R 'Mindeskrift over B. S. Ingernann) (Copenhagen 1889) : Schwanen flugel, H., Liv og Digtning' (Copenhagen 1886).