Frederik Stjernfelt (born July 6, 1957) is a Danish professor and writer.

As a professor, he lectures in science studies, history of ideas, and semiotics, at Aalborg University's Copenhagen department.

[4] Also, he is cofounder of the political network 'Fri debat', which functions to promote freedom of speech.

This includes 'Lærebogsprisen' for his book 'Tal en tanke' in 2006,[6][7] the Danish Association of Masters and PhDs' research award in 2010,[8][9] and Blixprisen's  'This year's effort for freedom of speech' in 2017.

[10][11] Besides his awards, Stjernfelt received funding from the Carlsberg Foundation to write a book on the Danish historic time period of total freedom of the press between 1770 and 1773.