Jørgen Jørgensen

Jørgen Jørgensen was a Danish adventurer during the Age of Revolution. During the action of 2 March 1808, his ship was captured by the British. In 1809 he sailed to Iceland, declared the country independent from Denmark–Norway and pronounced himself its ruler.

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Who was born first?

• Jørgen Jørgensen and Piet Retief were born the same year
• Jørgen Jørgensen was born 1 year before William John Burchell
• Jørgen Jørgensen was born 1 year before Adelbert von Chamisso
• Jørgen Jørgensen was born 1 year before Johann Baptist von Spix
• Jørgen Jørgensen was born 1 year after Zebulon Pike

Timeline

1. Zebulon PikeJanuary 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813
2. Jørgen Jørgensen (this page)March 29, 1780 – January 20, 1841
3. Piet RetiefNovember 12, 1780 – February 6, 1838
4. Adelbert von ChamissoJanuary 30, 1781 – August 21, 1838
5. Johann Baptist von SpixFebruary 9, 1781 – 1826
6. William John BurchellJuly 23, 1781 – March 3, 1863

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