Erik Bøgh (17 June 1822 – 17 August 1899) was a Danish

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. From 1881 to 1899 he worked at the

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. Bøgh authored the one-act musical comedy ''Valbygaasen'' (The Goose of Valby), which was first performed in Copenhagen in 1856. Bøgh died in

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* * Danish composers Danish male composers Danish songwriters 1822 births 1899 deaths Writers from Copenhagen Danish male dramatists and playwrights 19th-century Danish dramatists and playwrights 19th-century Danish male writers 19th-century Danish male musicians 19th-century Danish musicians Burials at the Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen {{Denmark-composer-stub