Søren
Aabye Kierkegaard (SAK)
(5 May 1813 to 11 November 1855)
On November 18 - 1855 - the Danish religious philosopher
Søren Kierkegaard's funeral was held at The Cathedral
of Our Lady with the following burial at Assistens
Cemetery.
On October 2 - 1855 Søren Kierkegaard fell down
in the street near his home and was taken into
Frederik's Hospital. According to the latest analysis
of his hospital records - Søren Kierkegaard suffered
from progressive spinal paralysis (acute ascending
polyradiculitis).
On November 11 - 1855 Søren Kierkegaard died in
a wing of this hospital - and on the wall a memorial
plaque was set up to honour him and perpetuate
his legacy.
The
family grave in the Assistens cemetery
in Copenhagen. On the lower half of the
left hand stone are the words of Søren
Aabye Kierkegaard. Below this, on his
own instructions, is the verse of a hymn
by H.A. Brorson. |
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Drawing
from 1845 of Søren Aabye Kierkegaard |
A
sign at the Cemetery will guide you directly
to the grave. |
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