Oldenswort ( da, Oldensvort) is a municipality in the district of
Nordfriesland, in
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
, next to the river
Eider.
Personalities
The earliest atheist known by name in modern Europe,
Matthias Knutzen, was born here sometime in early 1646. The founder of German
sociology
Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation an ...
,
Ferdinand Tönnies (1855-1936), was born here. A memorial of him was unveiled in 1990.
[Uwe Carstens, ''Ferdinand Tönnies. Friese und Weltbürger'', Norderstedt 2005, p. 316, ]
Other notable natives of Oldenswort
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Johan Samuel Augustin
Johan Samuel Augustin (March 31, 1715April 26, 1785) was a German-Danish astronomical writer and civil servant.
Life
Johan Samuel Augustin was born in Oldenswort in Eiderstedt to an old Frisian family. When he was 2 years old his father, John. ...
(1715–1785) German-Danish astronomical writer and civil servant
See also
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Eiderstedt peninsula
References
Nordfriesland
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