When Thomas Thomasen was born on 9 July 1741, in Volstrup, Børglum, Denmark, his father, Thomas Truelsen, was 53 and his mother, Magrete Hejlesdatter, was 40. He died on 15 February 1750, at the age of 8.
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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.
Hirschholm Palace was a royal palace located in present-day Horsholm municipality just north of Copenhagen. It was one of the finest buildings of its time and became known as the Versailles of the North. It developed a bad reputation in connection with its role in the affair between Johann Friedrich Struensee and Queen Caroline Mathilda in the 1770s. After that it fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1809.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Tor, Jorgen, Lars, Oddmund, Per. Dutch Pieter, Frans.
Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Thomas .
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