About Carsten Niebuhr

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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Carsten Niebuhr

German mathematician, botanist, cartographer and explorer in Danish service (1733–1815)

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mathematician, explorer, cartographer, naturalist

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Duchy of Bremen and Verden, Duchy of Holstein

Born

March 17, 1733, 1733

Died

April 26, 1815, 1815

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