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Henricus Harderus (1642 - January 8, 1683) was a Danish Neolatin poet, esteemed in his time for his epic poems and epigrams.

Life
He was born Henrik Harder in Flensburg. At the age of 10 his family moved to Copenhagen, where he eventually died at the age of 42. His father, Claudius, was a courtier of Frederick III, King of Denmark. Henrik himself spent a number of years in England as the secretary to Christophorus Lindenovius, the Danish ambassador to England. His service complete, he explored Europe for a time, and then returned to Copenhagen and became tutor to Nicolaus Frisius, a count. He is buried in St. Peter's Church in Copenhagen.

Works

 * 1. An epic poem on the 1659 Assault on Copenhagen, Hafnia arctiori obsidione liberata (1660). It is reprinted in Rostgaard vol 2, pp. 305-346.
 * 2. Panegyris Heroica in honorem Petri, Comitis a Griffenfeld (1675). It is reprinted in Rostgaard vol 2, pp. 347-364.
 * 3. Canum cum cattis certamen, published under the pseudonym C. Catullus Caninius. It is reprinted (with explicit attribution to Harderus) in Rostgaard vol. 2, pp. 365-368.
 * 4. Epigrammatum Libri Tres. Hafniae: Johannes Adolph, 1679. All three books are reprinted in [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Deliciae_quorundam_po%C3%ABtarum_danorum_col/4Cv7DKpj110C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=inauthor:%22Frederik+Rostgaard%22+deliciae&printsec=frontcover Rostgaard vol 2, pp. 209-304.