Born: May 28, 1789, Thor Kildstrup, Falster Island, Denmark.
Died: February 24, 1862.
Buried: Klosterkirken, Sorø, Zealand, Denmark.
From 1822 until his death, Ingemann was Professor of Danish Language and Literature at the Academy of Sorø, Zealand, Denmark.
He was also a noted poet: His collected works, published in 1851, fill 34 volumes.