Viggo Madsen

This article is about a Danish poet and writer. For the Danish gymnast, see Vigo Madsen.

Carl Viggo Madsen (6 January 1943 – 8 July 2025) was a Danish poet and writer.

Madsen in 2010

Life and career

Madsen made his debut with an autobiographical novel, Fireman on Two Wheels in 1966. During the period between 1966-2008 he has published 16 official poetry collections, partly with underground publishers and partly with more "established" writers such as Forlaget Sommersko, but since 1989 he had also been on a permanent contract with Hovedland.[1] In addition, since his debut, he published a total of four adult novels and nine children's books, eight of which are in the series The Detective Club. Together with his son, Rune Høirup Madsen, he has continuously created a fictional universe, centered on the hippopotamus Boffel and his odd family and experiences, which in 1999 resulted in the first CD with music about Boffel's experiences.[2][3]

Madsen died on 8 July 2025, at the age of 82.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Carl Viggo Madsen | Dødsannoncer i Danmark". afdoede.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  2. ^ Bjørnkjær, Skrevet af: Kristen (29 December 2005). "En krukke fuld af guld". Information (in Danish). Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Viggo Madsen startede med at skrive om sin skildpadde Lola. Senere blev han en kendt forfatter og rammer nu de 80 år | fyens.dk". fyens.dk (in Danish). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Den prisbelønnede poet Viggo Madsen er død". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 4 August 2025.
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