Author. He gained notoriety as a Danish author. Although called the poet's poet, he published novels and newspaper articles on current political events. Being the son of Danish politician Rasmus Claussen, his family moved from a rural area to Copenhagen in 1884. He graduated from the private Mariboes School. After graduation, he toured Germany before beginning to study law. He was exposed to a radical political environment during college. His biography goes into details about his many love affairs near the turn of the century, hence his describing quote, “It is better to kiss a hundred girls once than a girl a hundred times.” He had a broken engagement with Ann in 1886 and an unhappy love affair later in Italy. Many of his pieces proved that he was a “Skirt Chaser” with his poem in the romantic 1800s style, yet having more modern erotic overtones. He became involved with left-wing journalism, which were often not inline with the teachings of the church. In 1894 he became the editor of his father's newspaper, Lolland-Falster's National Journal, and married in 1896 his former fiancee, Ann. In 1894 he published his novel “Bander” and in 1895 another, “Kitty.” His best-known collection was in 1904 the “Devils Wings” with the poem “Grave,” which was written after visiting the poet, Carl Michael Bellman's grave in Clara Cemetery. In 1905 his father died leaving him financially secured. From 1906 to 1911, he lived in Paris, France writing poems, but became uncomfortable with the political unrest returning back to Denmark before World War I. His poetry collection “Fabler” published in 1917 dealt with his feelings about World War I. During this time period, he wrote a number of articles about and against the horrors of war. “Earth and Soul” dealt with his thoughts on science and art after studying Sigmund Freud's writings. After World War I, he traveled back to Paris and began to paint. In 1925 he successfully published the great collection of poems, “Herotica,” but his later works were not as successful. In 1927 he published a collection of essays “Foraarstaler” and a novel about love that he had been writing since 1894, “The Story of the Rose.” His last work was a collection of poems, “Wheat Dunes” in 1930. He divorced Ann and remarried in 1931 for a short time before his death. His 150th birthday was celebrated nationally with events and school children studying his works. Bo Hakon Jorgensen's book, “Freedom and Rhyme-Ten of Sophus Claussen Poems” was published as part of the celebration. He became more successful after his death.