Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Danish poet, playwright, literary critic, literary historian son of the political writer Peter Andreas Heiberg (1758–1841), and of the novelist, afterwards the Baroness Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd, was born in Copenhagen. He promoted Hegelian philosophy and introduced vaudeville to Denmark.
- Occupation
- mathematician, poet, writer, literary critic
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Born
- December 14, 1791, 1791
- Died
- August 25, 1860, 1860
