Scholared citizens
Read amongst others, about Jacob A. Riis who left Ribe in 1870, young and hopelessly in love, for America, with a dream of a new and rich life.
Buste af journalist and photographer Jacob A. Riis i Ribe
Jacob A. Riis left Ribe in 1870 to go to America, young and hopelessly in love.
Cenotaph for Poet Ambrosius Stub in Ribe
The location of Per Kirkeby's relief over Ambrosius Stub (1705 - 1758) by Sct. Catharinæ Church in Ribe, is the closest you will get to Stub's grave.
Memorial to historian Anders Sørensen Vedel in Ribe
Anders Sørensen Vedel was a Danish historian and author of a wide range of works.
Memorial to composer Rued Langgaard in Ribe
Rued Langgaard, a well-known composer born in Copenhagen. He is employed as organist and cantor at Ribe Cathedral, and dies in 1952 at Ribe Hospital.
Memorial to dramatist and author Kjeld Abell in Ribe
Kjeld Abell was born in Ribe in 1901 and he later studied cand. Polit, but he was more interested in theater and drama.
Memorial to poet Anders Christensen Bording in Ribe
Anders Christensen Bording, danish Poet and Journalist, born here in Ribe in 1619.
Memorial to composer Oluf Ring in Ribe
Oluf Ring is a well-known composer who lived in Ribe, he spent most of his life composing new melodies.