Peder Horrebow
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 260 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 14,1679 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Logstor |
| Denmark | |
| Date of died | April 15,1764 |
| Died | Copenhagen |
| Denmark | |
| Field | Astronomy |
| Children | Christian Horrebow |
| Peder Horrebow | |
| Books | Opera Mathematico-Physica |
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| ID | 1660224 |
Peder Horrebow Life story
Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow was a Danish astronomer. Born in Løgstør, Jutland to a poor family of fishermen, Horrebow entered the University of Copenhagen in 1703. He worked his way through grammar school and university by virtue of his technical knowledge: he repaired mechanical and musical instruments and cut seals.
