Søren Kierkegaard’s Illness and Death
Edition: 1.
Publisher: Søren Kierkegaard Kulturproduktion
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Copenhagen
Number of pages: 144
Genres: Medical History
Description: The author and philosopher Søren Kierkegaard died on the 11 th of November 1855. He was 42 years old and died after having been ill for almost eight weeks. He died at Frederiks Hospital in Copenhagen. In the book there is a short mention of Søren Kierkegaard’s work and fundamental view of religion, of Frederiks Hospital, of the doctors who treated him and – something never done before – a textual criticism, interpretation and commentary on his case-book. From the research on the case-book it is explained which illnesses he definitely did not suffer from, and a suggestion is made about the probable cause of his death.
Søndag den 11. november 1855 døde forfatteren og filosoffen Søren Kierkegaard. Han blev 42 år og døde efter at have været syg i knap otte uger. Han døde på Frederiks Hospital i København. I bogen er der en kort omtale af Søren Kierkegaards værk og religiøse grundsyn, af Frederiks Hospital, af de læger der behandlede ham, samt – noget ingen tidligere har gjort – en tekstnær tolkning, fortolkning og kommentering af hans sygejournal. Ud fra arbejdet med sygejournalen klargøres det hvilke sygdomme det må afvises han led af, og der gives et sandsynligt bud på, hvad han døde af.