KAALUND, kalfind, Hans Vilhelm, Dan ish poet: h. Copenhagen, 1818; d. 1885. He studied painting and sculpture, and wrote poetry at the same time. But his success in the latter so far surpassed his achievements in the former that he decided in 1838 to make literature his life work. For 20 years, however, he published poems with just enough success to warrant his continuing with the prospect of ultimately achieving the success he so much desired and had so earnestly worked for. In 1858 a collection of his best poems "Et Foram-) (spring) written to the date of publication, was received with warmer welcome than had been given to previous editions of his works. In 1875 he published a drama 'Fulvia' ; and two years later, another volume of poems, 'En Eftervaar' ( 'A Second Spring' ). Among his other works are 'Fabler og blandede Digte' ((Tales and Mixed Poems,' 1844), and 'Fabler for Born' for Children,' 1845). Con
sult Nielsen, 'Hans Vilhelm Kaalund' (1886).
Peter Erasmus Kristian, Danish philologist: b. Sollested (in Laaland), 1844. He made a special study of Northern philology, sagas and learning while at the uni versity of Copenhagen. After graduation he continued studies of a similar nature. He gave special attention to the sagas of Iceland in Beskrivelse of (1877-82). His appointment as librarian of the Arnamagnman Collection of Manuscripts (Copenhagen) gave him special facilities and incentive to continue his life work. His cata logue of this collection (1888-94) and his cata logue of the Icelandic manuscripts of the Royal Library, his edited sagas and his 'Palzogra fisk Atlas' (1903-07) have done much for the study of the wide field of Danish, Norwegian and Icelandic lore and manuscripts.