Jens Peter Jacobsen

Jens Peter Jacobsen
Born	(1847-04-07)7 April 1847 Thisted, Denmark
Died	30 April 1885(1885-04-30) (aged 38) Thisted, Denmark
Occupation	Writer

Jens Peter Jacobsen (7 April 1847 – 30 April 1885) was a Danish novelist, poet, and scientist, in Denmark often just written as "J. P. Jacobsen". He began the naturalist movement in Danish literature and was a part of the Modern Breakthrough.