Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg (3 December 1684 – 28 January 1754) was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in
Bergen, Norway, during the time of the
Dano-Norwegian double monarchy, who spent most of his adult life in Denmark. He was influenced by
Humanism, the
Enlightenment and the
Baroque. Holberg is considered the founder of modern
Danish and
Norwegian literature, and is best known for the comedies he wrote in 1722–1723 for the
Lille Grønnegade Theatre in
Copenhagen. Holberg's works about natural and common law were widely read by many Danish law students over two hundred years, from 1736 to 1936.