Jørgen Landt (c. 1751& ndash; 26 June 1804) was a Danish priest, botanist and author, who published descriptions of the people and geography of the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...
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Landt was born in the town of
Vissenbjerg
Vissenbjerg is a town in central Denmark with a population of 3,251 (1 January 2025),Fünen, Denmark. He died 26. June 1804 in Olsker on
Bornholm
Bornholm () is a List of islands of Denmark, Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland.
Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. I ...
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Works
*''Om tvende færøske Bløddyr''. In: ''Naturhistorie-Selskabets Skrifter'', IV. 1. Heft. 1797, S. 38-43
*''Forsøg til en Beskrivelse over Færøerne''. Kopenhagen 1800.
**''Nachdruck: Einars Prent og Forlag'', Tórshavn 1965
**''A description of the Faroe Islands, containing an account of their situation, climate, and productions, together with the manners and customs of the inhabitants, their trade etc.'' 1810. (as George Landt)
References
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Dansk biografisk Lexikon
''Dansk Biografisk Leksikon'' (usually abbreviated DBL; title of first edition written ''Dansk biografisk Lexikon'') is a Danish biographical dictionary that has been published in three editions. The first edition, ''Dansk biografisk Lexikon, til ...