When Dorthea Sophie Fabricius was born on 3 April 1709, in Odense, Denmark, her father, Christen Sørensen Fabricius, was 35 and her mother, Anna Margrethe Jacobsdatter Køppen, was 26. She married Bernt Reinike on 18 October 1731, in Rise, Svendborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters.
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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: German Dietrich, Hans. Scandinavian Erik.
German, Dutch, and Danish: humanistic surname from the Latin personal name Fabricius (see Fabrizio ), taken as a Latinized equivalent of the surname Schmidt ‘smith’ and its cognates. Compare Faber .
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