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Bolle Willum Luxdorph (24 July 1716 – 13 August 1788) was a
Luxdorph married Anna Bolette de Junge (1719–1781), a daughter of Severin de J. (1680–1757) and Catharine Wissing (1693–1724), on 14 June 1748.
He owned a country house in
Icons of Longevity: Luxdorphs Eighteenth Century Gallery of Long-livers
', Syddansk Universitetsforlag (2011) *
Luxdorphs dagbøger
Danish civil servants 18th-century Danish writers Danish book and manuscript collectors 1716 births 1788 deaths {{Denmark-bio-stub
Danish
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government official, historian, writer and book collector.
Early life and education
Luddorph was born on 24 July 1817 inCopenhagen
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, the son of colonel Christian Luxdorph (1684–1726) and Susanne Magdalene Worm (1680–1735). His paternal grandfather was Bolle Luxdorph
Bolle Luxdorph (19 February 1643 – 5 September 1698) was a Danish civil servant and landowner. He was ennobled under the name Luxdorph in 1679. He owned the estates Rosengaard, Sandbygaard, and Sørupgaard. He left them to his daughter, Hed ...
. His father owned Mørup Manor.
Book collection
Luxdorph left a book collection of 15,000 volumes. It was sold at auction after his death. The books feature his exlibris. Many of them are now in theRoyal Danish Library
The Royal Library ( da, Det Kongelige Bibliotek) in Copenhagen is the national library of Denmark and the university library of the University of Copenhagen. It is among the largest libraries in the world and the largest in the Nordic countries ...
.
Personal life
Luxdorph married Anna Bolette de Junge (1719–1781), a daughter of Severin de J. (1680–1757) and Catharine Wissing (1693–1724), on 14 June 1748.
He owned a country house in Nærum
Nærum () is a suburban district in Rudersdal Municipality in the north outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Quartered by the Helsingør Motorway running north–south and Skodsborgvej running east–west, Nærum is bounded by Jægersborg Hegn on ...
later known as the Hartmann House after a later owner. He died on 13 August 1788 and is buried in Trinitatis Church
The Trinitatis Church (''Trinitatis Kirke'') is located in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the 17th century Trinitatis Complex, which includes the Rundetårn astronomical observatory tower and the Copenhagen University Library, in ad ...
.
References
Further reading
* Petersen B., Lise-Lotte; Jeune, Bernard:Icons of Longevity: Luxdorphs Eighteenth Century Gallery of Long-livers
', Syddansk Universitetsforlag (2011) *
Luxdorphs dagbøger
Danish civil servants 18th-century Danish writers Danish book and manuscript collectors 1716 births 1788 deaths {{Denmark-bio-stub