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Carsten Niebuhr, or Karsten Niebuhr, was a German mathematician, cartographer, and explorer in the service of Denmark-Norway. He is renowned for participating in the Danish Arabia Expedition (1761–1767) and for publishing the first Hausa language vocabulary in Latin script, in collaboration with the Tripolitan diplomat Abd al-Rahman Aga.
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science · German mathematician, cartographer and explorer (1733–1815) · mathematician · explorer · cartographer · naturalist · zoologist · astronomer · botanist · also Carsten Niebuhr, Karsten Niebuhr, Niebuhr, Caspar Niebuhr
Born 17 March 1733 · Died 26 April 1815 · Q57420
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Copenhagen's National Library and National Museum held exhibitions of Carsten Niebuhr's life and work, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Danish Arabia Expedition's commencement
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Died 1815-04-26.
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Wrote to Niebuhr's son, Barthold Georg Niebuhr, that "You carry a name which I have learned to honour since my youth
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Was promoted to Etatsrat, and in 1809 was made a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, one of Denmark–Norway's most valued honours for service
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“Noch Etwas Über das Innere von Afrika”
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“Noch Etwas Über die Mohammedanischen Freistaaten in der Barbarei”
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Born 1733-03-17.
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