DenmarkMedborgerskabsprøven november 2024, spørgsmål 13 · History of Denmark

Who was especially important for the folk high schools (højskolerne) in the 19th century?

In the exam (Danish)

Hvem fik især betydning for højskolerne i 1800-tallet?

  1. aN.F.S. GrundtvigN.F.S. GrundtvigCorrect answer
  2. bSøren KierkegaardSøren Kierkegaard
  3. cP.S. KrøyerP.S. Krøyer

Why?

The priest and poet N.F.S. Grundtvig came up with the idea of the folk high school (folkehøjskole), a school for life without exams. The first folk high school opened in Rødding in 1844, and folk high schools spread during the 19th century.

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