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Henrik Nicolai Clausen (22 April 1793 – 1877) was a Danish theologian and national liberal statesman.
Biography
Henrik Nicolai Clausen was born in the island of Lolland. From 1820 held a professorial chair in Theology at the University of Copenhagen where his theological rationalism influenced Magnús Eiríksson and was one of Soren Kierkegaard's instructors.
He wrote, besides other works, Romanism and Protestantism (1825); Popular Discourses on the Reformation (1836); a commentary on the synoptical Gospels, and Christian Dogmatics (1867).
In 1840 he was chosen a deputy to the States, and near the end of 1848 was appointed a member of the Cabinet of Moltke II. Died 28 March 1877.[1] He was a member of the National Constitutional Assembly from 1848 to 1849, of the Folketing from 1849 to 1853 and of the Landsting from 1853 to 1863.[2]
References
- ↑ Universal Cyclopaedia and Atlas, 1902, New York, D. Appleton & Co.
- ↑ Skou, Kaare R. (2005). Dansk politik A-Å (Danish). Aschehoug, p. 150. ISBN 87-11-11652-8.
External Links
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