What is "holberg"

Holberg may refer to:

• Holberg, British Columbia, a community in British Columbia
• Holberg (crater), a crater on Mercury
• Holberg Suite, a suite of five movements written by Edvard Grieg
• The Holberg Prize, established by the government of Norway
• The Holberg Medal, an award to a Danish author of fiction or writer on science

Holberg is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 61 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Holberg is named for the Danish writer Ludvig Holberg, who lived from 1684 to 1754.