Frederik Ludvig Norden | |
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 Frederic Louis Norden, fromVoyage d'Egypte et de Nubie, 1755 | |
| Born | (1708-10-22)22 October 1708 |
| Died | 22 September 1742(1742-09-22) (aged 33) Paris, France |
Frederic Louis Norden (22 October 1708 – 22 September 1742) was aDanish naval captain, cartographer, and archaeological explorer. He is the author in French of one of the very firsttravelogues aboutEgypt,Voyage d'Egypte et de Nubie.,[1][2] written half a century beforeNapoleon'sexpedition (1798 - 1801).
He is also known asFrederick,Frederik,Friderick,Ludwig,Ludvig andLewis, names used on the publications of his famous
Norden was born inHolstein-Glückstadt. He entered theRoyal Danish Naval Academy at Copenhagen in 1722.He was sent on a study mission abroad in 1732. Norden made a voyage throughEgypt all the way down toSudan in 1737–1738. At the request of KingChristian VI of Denmark, he was to enter into a trade agreement with Ethiopia on behalf of Denmark. Norden made abundant notes, observations and drawings of everything around him, including people, pharaonic monuments, architecture, installations and maps.[3]
On 8 January 1741 he became a Fellow of theRoyal Society of London (registered asFrederic Lewis Norden). He died of tuberculosis the following year inParis. Norden had prepared the publication of his travel notes all of which were published in the posthumousVoyage d'Egypte et de Nubie (Copenhagen, 1755).Carl Marcus Tuscher (1705–1751) from Nuremberg made the drawings into copperplates for the publication. In 1757 an English edition was published, in 1779 a German edition and in 1795 a French edition.[3][4]
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