Danish contribution to the world

Hans Christian Andersen
A fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories who inspired books, comics, cartoons and movies.

Karen Blixen
A writer best known for Out of Africa, Babette's Feast, Seven Gothic Tales.

Niels Bohr
A physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics.

Tyge Ottesen Brahe
His astronomical observations were an essential contribution to the scientific revolution.

Piet Hein
A theoretical physicist, a designer, an author, and poet who invented gruks (short poems), objects like the Superegg and games such as Hex and Tac Tix.

Søren Kierkegaard
The first existentialist philosopher.

Niels Stensen
The father of geology.

Literature in danish

Besides Hans Christian Andersen, there are many talented author, both historical and contemporary.

Piet Hein, famous for his "grooks"
Peter Høeg, "Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne"
Karen Blixen, "Den Afrikanske farm" and "Babettes gæstebud"
A. J. Kazinski (alias Jacob Weinreich e Anders Rønnow Klarlund)