death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date known_for article_title name
copenhagen 24 march 1879 copenhagen denmark 31 january 1798 composer , the danish national anthem of '' der er et yndigt land '' hans ernst krøyer
 hans ernst krøyer
hans ernst krøyer

hans ernst -lrb- sometimes ernest -rrb- krøyer -lrb- 31 january 1798 -- 24 march 1879 -rrb- was a danish composer .
krøyer was born in copenhagen and the son of bernt anker krøyer and johanne margrethe -lrb- `` née '' schrøder -rrb- , as well as the brother of henrik nikolai krøyer .
he is best remembered as the composer of today 's danish national anthem `` der er et yndigt land '' -lrb- `` there is a lovely country '' -rrb- in 1835 , after lyrics by adam oehlenschläger .
he became cantor at the royal singers of the chapel of christiansborg castle in copenhagen in 1844 .
krøyer died in copenhagen .
