Hans Adolph Brorson (1694-1764) was a Danish Pietist bishop and hymn writer. Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig (1783-1872) was a Danish pastor, author, poet, philosopher, historian, teacher, and politician. Bernhard Severin Ingemann (1789-1862) was a Danish novelist and poet. John Irons is a professional translator. Thomas Hansen Kingo (1634-1703) was a Danish bishop, poet, and hymn-writer.