Holberg Medal

The Holberg Medal (Danish: Holberg-Medaljen) is an award to a Danish author of fiction or writer on science. It is an appreciation of a literary or scientific work or of the award winner's authorship as a whole. The prize is often awarded on 3 December, the birthday of Ludvig Holberg. The first award was given in 1934 in connection with the 40th anniversary of the Danish association of authors.

Prize winners

 * 1934 – Vilhelm Andersen
 * 1935 – Sven Clausen
 * 1937 – Valdemar Rørdam
 * 1938 – Th.A. Müller
 * 1939 – Jacob Paludan
 * 1940 – Thit Jensen
 * 1941 – Henrik Pontoppidan
 * 1942 – Frederik Poulsen
 * 1943 – Otto Rung
 * 1944 – Johannes Jørgensen
 * 1945 – Tom Kristensen
 * 1946 – Harry Søiberg
 * 1947 – Carl Erik Soya
 * 1948 – Paul la Cour
 * 1949 – Karen Blixen
 * 1950 – Hans Hartvig Seedorff Pedersen
 * 1951 – Torben Krogh
 * 1952 – Martin A. Hansen
 * 1953 – Helge Topsøe-Jensen
 * 1954 – H.C. Branner
 * 1955 – Knuth Becker
 * 1956 – Palle Lauring
 * 1957 – Kjeld Abell
 * 1958 – F.J. Billeskov Jansen
 * 1959 – Knud Sønderby
 * 1960 – William Heinesen
 * 1961 – Robert Neiiendam
 * 1962 – Finn Methling
 * 1963 – Otto Gelsted
 * 1964 – Morten Borup
 * 1965 – Hans Scherfig
 * 1966 – Aage Dons
 * 1967 – Hakon Stangerup
 * 1968 – Willy-August Linnemann
 * 1969 – Steen Eiler Rasmussen
 * 1970 – Rudolf Broby-Johansen
 * 1971 – Leif Panduro
 * 1972 – K.E. Løgstrup
 * 1973 – Villy Sørensen
 * 1974 – Oluf Friis
 * 1975 – Aage Kragelund
 * 1976 – Elsa Gress
 * 1977 – Jens Kruuse
 * 1978 – Erik Knudsen
 * 1979 – Klaus Rifbjerg
 * 1980 – Aage Hansen
 * 1981 – Svend Kragh-Jacobsen
 * 1982 – Heðin Brú
 * 1983 – Thorkild Bjørnvig
 * 1984 – Lise Sørensen
 * 1985 – Jørgen Gustava Brandt
 * 1986 – Halfdan Rasmussen
 * 1987 – Inger Christensen
 * 1988 – Svend Eegholm Pedersen
 * 1989 – Ulla Ryum
 * 1990 – Svend Aage Madsen
 * 1991 – Sven Holm
 * 1992 – Suzanne Brøgger
 * 1993 – Erik A. Nielsen
 * 1994 – Ole Wivel
 * 1995 – Henrik Stangerup
 * 1996 – Astrid Saalbach
 * 1997 – Per Højholt
 * 1998 – Jess Ørnsbo
 * 1999 – Carsten Jensen
 * 2000 – Bent Holm
 * 2001 – Benny Andersen
 * 2002 – Keld Zeruneith
 * 2003 – Ebbe Kløvedal Reich
 * 2004 – Erling Jepsen
 * 2005 – Thomas Bredsdorff
 * 2006 – Line Knutzon
 * 2007 – Klaus Peter Mortensen
 * 2008 – Anders Matthesen
 * 2009 – Jørn Lund
 * 2010 – Nikoline Werdelin
 * 2011 – Ursula Andkjær Olsen
 * 2012 - Rune Lykkeberg
 * 2013 - Henning Mortensen
 * 2014 - Karen Skovgaard-Petersen
 * 2015 - Dorrit Willumsen
 * 2016 - Ivar Gjørup
 * 2017 - Kaspar Colling Nielsen
 * 2018 - Peter Zeeberg
 * 2019 - Helle Helle
 * 2020 - Birgitte Possing
 * 2021 - Dorte Karrebæk
 * 2022 - Ditlev Tamm
 * 2023 - Frederik Cilius