Erik Pontoppidan
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Erik Pontoppidan (August 24, 1698 in Aarhus - December 20, 1764) was a Danish author, prelate, historian and antiquary..
He studied divinity at the University of Copenhagen, and for some time acted as a travelling tutor. In 1735 he became one of the chaplains of the king. In 1738 he was made professor extraordinary of theology at Copenhagen, and in 1745 bishop of Bergen, Norway where he died on December 20, 1764.
He wrote Natural History of Norway (1752-54) and the Danske Atlas (1763-81).
This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain.
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