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Jørgen Jørgensen

1780 - 1841

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Jørgen Jørgensen (name of birth: Jürgensen, and changed to Jorgenson from 1817) (29 March 1780 – 20 January 1841) was a Danish adventurer during the Age of Revolution. During the action of 2 March 1808, his ship was captured by the British. In 1809 he sailed to Iceland, declared the country independent from Denmark–Norway and pronounced himself its ruler. He intended to found a new republic, following the examples of the United States and the French First Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jørgen Jørgensen is the 412th most popular explorer (down from 380th in 2019), the 512th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 455th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Jørgen Jørgensen ranks 412 out of 498. Before him are George Kennan, Grímur Kamban, Charles Francis Hall, Dirk Hartog, Fyodor Konyukhov, and Edward John Eyre. After him are Ernest Henry Wilson, Henry Kellett, Clements Markham, Luke Foxe, Francis Crozier, and Christopher Middleton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1780, Jørgen Jørgensen ranks 51. Before him are Elizabeth Fry, Johann Friedrich Adam, Yakov Sannikov, Henry Salt, Michele Tenore, and Antonie Brentano. After him are William Ellery Channing, Edward Hicks, Robert Torrens, Richard Rush, Robert Smirke, and William J. Duane. Among people deceased in 1841, Jørgen Jørgensen ranks 41. Before him are Ignaz von Seyfried, Luis Eduardo Pérez, Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg, Georg Anton Friedrich Ast, David Don, and Alexander Burnes. After him are David Wilkie, Alexander Shishkov, Francis Leggatt Chantrey, and Astley Cooper.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Jørgen Jørgensen ranks 512 out of 1,032. Before him are August Blom (1869), Hans Jacob Nielsen (1899), Prince Christian of Denmark (2005), Lily Carlstedt (1926), Katja K (1968), and Anders Hejlsberg (1960). After him are Jesper Olsen (1961), John Eriksen (1957), Christen Dalsgaard (1824), Henry Petersen (1900), Johannes Schmidt (1877), and Martin Braithwaite (1991).

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Among EXPLORERS In Denmark

Among explorers born in Denmark, Jørgen Jørgensen ranks 5. Before him are Vitus Bering (1681), Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel (1784), Peter Freuchen (1886), and Lauge Koch (1892). After him are Frans Blom (1893).

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