Lucas Debes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lucas Debes

Danish priest and topographer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1623

Place of Birth: Storstrøm County, Denmark

Date of Death: 28-Sep-1675

Profession: writer, priest, cartographer

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Lucas Jacobsøn Debes (1623 in Stubbekøbing – 1675) was a Danish priest, topographer and celebrated writer about the Faroe Islands.
He wrote the first book about the Faroes, which was printed (and translated into English and German) and drew the first detailed map of the Faroe Islands.