Knud Pontoppidan
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Knud Pontoppidan was a Danish psychiatrist
and coroner
. He was the brother of writer and Nobel Prize
Laureate Henrik Pontoppidan
. He was involved in a notable conflict with writer and feminist Amalie Skram
in 1895, which received considerable press coverage and had influence on the subsequent treatment of psychiatric patients in Denmark.
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
and coroner
Coroner
A coroner is a government official who* Investigates human deaths* Determines cause of death* Issues death certificates* Maintains death records* Responds to deaths in mass disasters* Identifies unknown dead* Other functions depending on local laws...
. He was the brother of writer and Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize in Literature
Since 1901, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction"...
Laureate Henrik Pontoppidan
Henrik Pontoppidan
Henrik Pontoppidan was a realist writer who shared with Karl Gjellerup the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1917 for "his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark." Pontoppidan's novels and short stories — informed with a desire for social progress but despairing, later in his...
. He was involved in a notable conflict with writer and feminist Amalie Skram
Amalie Skram
Amalie Skram was a Norwegian author and feminist who gave voice to a woman's point of view with her naturalist writing. She moved to Denmark in 1894 where she settled in Copenhagen with her husband, the Danish writer Erik Skram...
in 1895, which received considerable press coverage and had influence on the subsequent treatment of psychiatric patients in Denmark.