SOPHUS

CHRISTIAN

See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

FREDERICK

See also:

• SOPHUS CHRISTIAN FREDERICK SCHANDORPH [or SKAMDRUP] (1836-19or)

SCHANDORPH [or SKAMDRUP] (1836-19or)  , Danish poet and novelist, was born at Ringsted in Zealand on the 8th of May 1836 . In 1855 he entered the university of Copenhagen . In 1862 he published his first volume of poetry, written in the romantic style and giving little indication of the ultimate direction that his talent was to take . Other books followed, but his gifts first found full expression in a volume of rustic tales entitled Fra Provinsen (1876), in which he described provincial character and life with much frankness of detail and a great deal of wit . Irl 1878 his novel, Uden Midtpunkt (" Without a Centre "), recast later in dramatic form, attracted great attention by its exposure of contemporary failings . Among the more famous of his later novels are: Thomas Friis' Historie (2 vols., 1881), Det gamle Apothek (" The Old Apothecary ") (1855) and Helga (1900); but his most characteristic work is to be found in his various volumes of short sketches . He published his own Recollections (Oplevelser) in 1889 . He died after a long illness at Frederiksberg on New Year's Day 1901 . See an article by V . Moller in C . F . Bricka's' Dansk Biografisk Lexikon (vol. xv., 1901) .