Scholared citizens
Read amongst others, about Jacob A. Riis who left Ribe in 1870, young and hopelessly in love, for America, with a dream of a new and rich life.
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Buste af journalist and photographer Jacob A. Riis i Ribe
Journalist, social reformist and documentary photographer Jacob A. Riis, who was called "New York's Most Useful Citizen" by President Roosevelt.
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Cenotaph for Poet Ambrosius Stub in Ribe
Ambrosius Stub was a Danish poet and lived in Ribe from 1752 to 1758.
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Memorial to historian Anders Sørensen Vedel in Ribe
Commemorating the historian Anders Sørensen Vedel 1542-1616.
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Memorial to composer Rued Langgaard in Ribe
A memorial in Ribe of the composer Rued Langgaard, born in Copenhagen on July 28, 1893.
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Memorial to dramatist and author Kjeld Abell in Ribe
Kjeld Abell was a known dramatist and writer. He was born in Ribe the 25th of August 1901.
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Memorial to poet Anders Christensen Bording in Ribe
Anders Christensen Bording He was a Danish poet and journalist. He was born in Ribe on the 21st of January 1619.
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Memorial to composer Oluf Ring in Ribe
Oluf Ring - known composer. Born in Jelling the 24th of December 1884. In 1901 he decided to study to become a teacher and in 1905 he graduated.
