Carl Brandes

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Carl Brandes (b. 4 February 1847)

The Danish writer and politician, Carl Brandes, received a Ph.D. from Copenhagen University. He was the editor of several radical political publications. His novels and plays propounded rationalist and progressive ideals. Brandes notably refused, as a freethinker, to take the oath when elected to the Folketing in 1880. Despite attempts to unseat him, he won the right to affirm. Even with his openly atheist views, he was appointed to the the post of Minister of Finance.

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