Sophus or Sofus is a male given name. Notable people with the given name include:

Sophus

* Sophus Aars (1841–1931), Norwegian civil servant and writer *

Sophus Andersen Sophus Andersen (8 December 1859 – 19 September 1923) was a Denmark, Danish composer and music critic. Biography Sophus Emil Andersen was born in Copenhagen. He was the son of composer Fritz Andersen (1829–1910). He studied both piano and ...

(1859–1923), Danish composer and music critic * Sophus Black (1882–1960), Danish telegraph manager and art collector *

Sophus Bugge Elseus Sophus Bugge (5 January 1833 – 8 July 1907) was a Norwegian philologist and linguist. His scholarly work was directed to the study of runic inscriptions and Norse philology. Bugge is best known for his theories and his work on the runi ...

(1833–1907), Norwegian philologist and linguist * Sophus Christensen (1848–1920), Norwegian military officer *

Sophus Frederik Kühnel Sophus Frederik Kühnel (11 May 1851 – 13 October 1930) was a Danish architect best known for his design of Mejlborg and a number of other buildings in Aarhus. Biography Kühnel was born in Sæby, Denmark. He was the son of parish priest ...

(1851–1930), Danish architect * Sophus Hagen (1842–1929), Danish composer *

Sophus Halle Sophus Halle (13 December 1862 – 1924) was a Denmark, Danish teacher, organist and composer. He was born in Rødby and had no music lessons before he came to Jonstrup Seminarium in 1879 - 1882, where he was taught organ and music theory by Carl ...

(1862–1924), Danish composer * Sophus Hansen (1889–1962), Danish amateur football (soccer) player and referee *

Sophus Lie Marius Sophus Lie ( ; ; 17 December 1842 – 18 February 1899) was a Norwegian mathematician. He largely created the theory of continuous symmetry and applied it to the study of geometry and differential equations. He also made substantial cont ...

(1842–1899), Norwegian mathematician *

Sophus Michaëlis Sophus Michaëlis (1865–1932) was a Danish poet, novelist and playwright. His works were translated, published, and performed in England, France, Germany, and Sweden during his lifetime, in addition to his native Denmark. Personal life So ...

(1865–1932), Danish poet, novelist and playwright * Sophus Müller (1846–1934), Danish archaeologist *

Sophus Nielsen Sophus Erhard "Krølben" Nielsen (15 March 1888 – 6 August 1963) was a Danish amateur football player and manager, and the first player in history to score ten goals in a full national team match. Nielsen scored a total 16 goals in 20 games for ...

(1888–1963), Danish amateur football player and manager * Sophus Ruge (1831–1903), German geographer and historian *

Sophus Schandorph Sophus Christian Frederik Schandorph (or Skamdrup), known simply as Sophus Schandorph, (8 May 1836 – 1 January 1901), Danish poet and novelist, was born at Ringsted in Zealand. He was one of the men of "the Modern Break-through." Biography Scha ...

(1836–1901), Danish poet and novelist * Sophus August Wilhelm Stein (1797–1868), Danish surgeon and anatomist * Sophus Thalbitzer (1871–1941), Danish psychiatrist * Sophus Torup (1861–1937), Danish physiologist * Sophus Wangøe (1873–1943), Danish cinematographer * Sophus Weidemann (1836–1894), Norwegian engineer and industrialist * Sophus Keith Winther (1893–1983), Danish-American professor and novelist

Sofus

* Carl Sofus Lumholtz (1851–1922), Norwegian explorer and ethnographer *

Sofus Arctander Sofus Anton Birger Arctander (22 January 1845 – 20 August 1924) was a politician with the Liberal Party who served as acting Prime Minister of Norway during 1905. Background Sofus Arctander was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was ...

(1845–1924), Norwegian politician * Sofus Berger (born 2003), Danish footballer * Sofus Heggemsnes (born 1999), Norwegian artistic gymnast * Sofus Johansen (1900–1974), Danish football player and manager * Sofus Madsen (1881–1977), Norwegian sculptor * Sofus Rose (1894–1974), Danish long-distance runner

Sophus

Sofus

See also