Hans Momsen
North Frisian farmer, mathematician and astronomer · Denmark · On the map · Academics · Lived 1735 to 1811 · aged 75
Hans Momsen was a North Frisian farmer, mathematician and astronomer who lived in the Duchy of Schleswig in Denmark-Norway. Entirely without university studies he was able to solve complicated mathematical calculations and to construct astronomical devices, chronometers and other apparatus.
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He gave lessons in mathematics to gifted students. Moreover, he worked as a surveyor and built an organ for the church of Fahretoft. He is considered a polymath.
