Søren Abildgaard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Søren Abildgaard

Naturalist, writer and illustrator

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1718

Place of Birth: Flekkefjord, Southern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1791

Profession: naturalist, writer, geologist, illustrator, drafter, painter, scientific illustrator

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Søren Pedersen Abildgaard (18 February 1718 – 2 July 1791) was a Danish naturalist, writer and illustrator.
He was born in Flekkefjord in Norway and died in Copenhagen in Denmark. Abildgaard traveled throughout Denmark in order to create drawings of its tombstones, runes and other historic monuments.
In 1753–54 he was an illustrator and painter on historian Jacob Langebek's tour to Sweden and the Baltic provinces.
He is also remembered for his studies of topographical and geological conditions and phenomena.From 1755 to 1778 he worked as a master draftsman at the Royal Gehejmearkivet in Copenhagen.
His drawings are presently kept at the National Museum of Denmark and at the Frederiksborg Museum in Hillerød and are regarded as important sources for antiquarian research.He was married to Anne Margrethe Bastholm, and had two sons, Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (1744–1809) and Peter Christian Abildgaard (1740–1801).