Søren Abildgaard

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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.

Literature

Poul Grinder-Hansen, Søren Abildgaard (1718-1791) - Fortiden på tegnebrættet, Nationalmuseet, 2011. ISBN 978-87-7602-135-1.(in Danish).

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 85050111 LCCN: no2011098720 ISNI: 0000 0001 2029 7612 GND: 100003400 SUDOC: 153259760

Persondata
Name	Abildgaard, Soren
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Short description	Naturalist, writer and illustrator
Date of birth	18 February 1718
Place of birth
Date of death	2 July 1791
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