Søren Abildgaard
Encyclopedia
Søren Pedersen Abildgaard (18 February 1718 – 2 July 1791) was a Danish
naturalist
, writer and illustrator
. He was born in Flekkefjord
in Norway
and died in Copenhagen
in Denmark
.
Abildgaard traveled all over Denmark
, first as illustrator and painter on Jacob Langebek's (1710–1775) scientific tour up the east coast of Denmark (1754–1755), and later on his own, drawing any kind of historical monument located around the country that could help advance knowledge of the past.
He was married to Anne Margrethe Bastholm and had two sons, Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (1744–1809) and Peter Christian Abildgaard (1740–1801). He is most noted for his two works on topographical mineralogy.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
naturalist
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
, writer and illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
. He was born in Flekkefjord
Flekkefjord
is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway.The town of Flekkefjord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Bakke, Gyland, Hidra, and Nes were merged with Flekkefjord on 1 January 1965.Flekkefjord is the westernmost town of the...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and died in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
Abildgaard traveled all over Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, first as illustrator and painter on Jacob Langebek's (1710–1775) scientific tour up the east coast of Denmark (1754–1755), and later on his own, drawing any kind of historical monument located around the country that could help advance knowledge of the past.
He was married to Anne Margrethe Bastholm and had two sons, Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (1744–1809) and Peter Christian Abildgaard (1740–1801). He is most noted for his two works on topographical mineralogy.
Literature
- Poul Grinder-Hansen, Søren Abildgaard (1718-1791) - Fortiden på tegnebrættet, Nationalmuseet, 2011. ISBN 9788776021351.(in Danish).