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Carstens, Asmus Jacob
(Encyclopedia) Carstens, Asmus JacobCarstens, Asmus Jacobäsˈm&oobreve;s yäˈkôp kärˈstəns [key], 1754–98, German historical painter and engraver, b. Schleswig. He studied in Copenhagen and in…Thomsen, Vilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Thomsen, VilhelmThomsen, Vilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm tŏmˈsĕn [key], 1842–1927, Danish philologist. For many years Thomsen was professor of comparative philology at the Univ. of Copenhagen, where…Qeqertarsuaq
(Encyclopedia) QeqertarsuaqQeqertarsuaqkĕkˌĕrtärs&oomacr;ˈäk [key], formerly GodhavnGodhavngôᵺˈhoun [key], town (1996 pop. 1,095), Qeqertarsuaq dist., W Greenland, on Disko Island; founded in…Dam, Henrik
(Encyclopedia) Dam, HenrikDam, Henrikhănˈrēk däm [key], 1895–1976, Danish biochemist. He identified vitamin K in 1934 and later investigated the role of vitamin E in nutrition. The 1943 Nobel Prize…Frederick VI, king of Denmark and Norway
(Encyclopedia) Frederick VI, 1768–1839, king of Denmark (1808–39) and Norway (1808–14), son and successor of Christian VII. After the court party had executed Struensee, expelled Frederick's mother,…Magnusson, Finnur
(Encyclopedia) Magnusson, FinnurMagnusson, Finnurfĭnˈnər [key]Magnusson, Finnur mägˈn&oomacr;sôn [key], 1781–1847, Icelandic archaeologist and scholar. Educated at the Univ. of Copenhagen, he was…Egede, Hans
(Encyclopedia) Egede, HansEgede, Hanshäns āˈgədə [key], 1686–1758, Norwegian Lutheran missionary, called the Apostle of Greenland. He went to Greenland in 1721 and, with the support of the Danish…Warming, Johannes Eugenius Bülow
(Encyclopedia) Warming, Johannes Eugenius BülowWarming, Johannes Eugenius Bülowyōhänˈəs ĕ&oobreve;gāˈnē&oobreve;s büˈlou värmˈĭng [key], 1841–1924, Danish botanist, a founder of the science…Oersted, Hans Christian
(Encyclopedia) Oersted or Ørsted, Hans ChristianOersted or Ørsted, Hans Christianhäns krĭsˈtyän örˈstĭᵺ [key], 1777–1851, Danish physicist and chemist. He was professor at Copenhagen from 1806. His…Absalon
(Encyclopedia) AbsalonAbsalonäpˈsälôn [key] or AxelAxeläkˈsəl [key], c.1128–1201, Danish churchman, archbishop of Lund (1178–1201). He had great influence on political affairs under Waldemar I and…Trending
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