Royal Danish Arabia Expedition
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The Royal Danish Arabia Expedition was an 18th-century Danish scientific and exploratory mission to the Arabian Peninsula, notable for its pioneering contributions to natural history, geography, and linguistics.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Danish expedition
ⓘ
exploratory mission ⓘ scientific expedition ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathOfMembers | disease ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Frederick V of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark ⓘ |
| destination |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 1767 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
ⓘ
ethnography ⓘ geography ⓘ linguistics ⓘ natural history ⓘ |
| hasParticipantRole |
artist
ⓘ
cartographer ⓘ naturalist ⓘ philologist ⓘ surgeon ⓘ |
| influenced |
later European exploration of Arabia
ⓘ
orientalist scholarship in Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfDocumentation |
Danish
ⓘ
German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| leader | Carsten Niebuhr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Carsten Niebuhr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christian Carl Kramer NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederik Christian von Haven NERFINISHED ⓘ Georg Wilhelm Baurenfeind NERFINISHED ⓘ Lars Berggren NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Forsskål NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early modern study of Arabic language and inscriptions
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pioneering scientific exploration of Arabia ⓘ systematic natural history collecting in Arabia ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Description of Arabia
NERFINISHED
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Travels through Arabia and other countries in the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Kingdom of Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Arabic linguistic studies
ⓘ
detailed maps of the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ ethnographic observations ⓘ extensive botanical collections ⓘ extensive zoological collections ⓘ |
| sponsor | Frederick V of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startYear | 1761 ⓘ |
| survivingMember | Carsten Niebuhr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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