When Anders Christian Johannesen was born on 10 November 1798, in Mariager, Randers, Denmark, his father, Johannes Jensen Dreyer, was 27 and his mother, Ane Nielsdatter, was 37. He died on 26 May 1805, at the age of 6.
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The Christianso Lighthouse is one of Denmark's oldest lighthouses and the first to have a flashing light. It was built on the island of Christianso in the northern Baltic Sea.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Ingard, Iver, Morten, Thora. German Otto, Fritz.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Johannes (see John ). It is rare in Germany. Compare Johnson .
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