Jacob Jacobsen Dampe often referred to in Danish as J.J. Dampe or Dr. Dampe (born 10 January 1790 in

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; died 22 December 1867 in Copenhagen) was a Danish

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, and

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activist. In 1820 Dampe was sentenced to death because he had demanded the abolition of the Absolute monarchy and the introduction of a free constitution. His sentence was however changed to

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and he was held in a prison called "the Balloon" on the islet Fredriksø, part of the Ertholmene islands north of

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. In 1840, after the abolition of exile as a form of punishment, he was placed under house arrest in

. He was granted amnesty in 1848 under the new King

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. In 1849 the Constitution of Denmark was introduced.

Literature

* J. J. Dampe: ''Fortælling om mit fængsel i haardeste grad i tyve aar, og min forviisning i syv aar, lidelser, mig tilføiede formedelst min lære om folkets ret.'' Salomon, København 1858 (Reprint: Dansk Kautionsforskring, København 1951). * Michael Helm: ''Det kvalte demokrati. Guldalderens glemte systemkritikerne.'' Gyldendal, København 1986, . * Teddy Petersen (Hrsg.): ''Skrivefrækhed.'' In: ''Studier i Skandinavistik.'' Vol. 3, 1989, , pp. 75–174.
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in Dansk biografisk leksikon (Danish)

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