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Olaf Nikolas Olsen

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Danish cartographer (1794-1848)

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Olaf Nikolas Olsen was a cartographer and an officer of the Danish army. He taught cartography at the Royal Cadet School and from 1830 on also at the new Army Academy. In 1836 was made a member of the General Staff, and in 1842 he was named head of the topographic department of the staff, with the rank of a Major.

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Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog

Scientists born in the 1790s 6

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Olaf Nikolas Olsen was a cartographer and an officer of the Danish army. He taught cartography at the Royal Cadet School and from 1830 on also at the new Army Academy. In 1836 was made a member of the General Staff, and in 1842 he was named head of the topographic department of the staff, with the rank of a Major. In 1848, he was promoted to the rank of colonel.

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Lived 1794 to 1848 · aged 54
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