When Peder Michelsen was born on 29 December 1711, in Flade, Dueholm, Denmark, his father, Michel Thøgersen, was 44 and his mother, Else Lauritzdatter, was 34.
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The Royal Danish Military Academy educated and commissioned all officers for the Royal Danish Army. The Military Academy function was initiated in 1713 by request of King Frederick IV on inspiration from the Naval Academy.
Greenland becomes Danish province.
The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters is a non-governmental science Academy founded in 1742 for the purpose of advancements of science in Denmark.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Johan, Niels, Per, Sofus, Sophus, Thor.
North German, Danish, Norwegian, and Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Michel (see Michael ).
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