Brief Life History of Rasmus Hans
When Rasmus Hans Leth af Vosborg was born on 5 October 1724, in Ulfborg, Bøvling, Denmark, his father, Christian Nielsen de Leth, was 30 and his mother, Christiana Charlotte Amalia von Bassen, was 28. He had at least 1 son and 5 daughters with Arine Christine Smed. He died about 1783, at the age of 60.
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1729
Greenland becomes Danish province.
1730 · Danish Asia Company
The Danish Asiatic Company was a trading company established to revive the dwindling Danish trade with the East Indies and China. It was taken over by the Danish government in 1772 and continued to run until around 1843.
1742 · Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
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.
Name Meaning
Danish: nickname from læt ‘light (in weight)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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