Hans Gram (28 October 1685– 19 February 1748) was a

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academic, philologist and

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Biography

Gram was born at Bjergby in

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, Denmark. His father was a parish priest. In 1703, he graduated from the

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. In 1708 he acquired a Master's Degree. In 1714 he became a professor of

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. In 1730 he was named royal historian and royal librarian as well as manager of the Royal Library and the secretary of the Royal Archives. From 1740, he returned to the University of Copenhagen where he served as rector from 1744-1745. He is best known for his critical editions of old Danish history, being credited with the discovery of many new sources and the correction of countless errors pertaining to Danish history. He was a catalyst towards the 1742 founding of the ''Videnskaberne Selskab'' (

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). He was the author of ''Nucleus latinitatis, qvo pleræqve Romani sermonis voces'' (1722), and also made contributions to

Johannes Moller Johannes Moller (27 February 1661, Flensburg – 2 October 1725, Flensburg) was a Danish Pietist, headmaster of Flensburg's Latin School, and author of a noted biography of North German scholars „Cimbria literata".Severin Corsten, Paul Raabe, ...

's ''Cimbria Literata'' (1744).Most widely held works by Hans Gram
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References

1685 births 1748 deaths 18th-century Danish historians 18th-century Danish philologists People from Hjørring University of Copenhagen alumni Academic staff of the University of Copenhagen Rectors of the University of Copenhagen Burials at Trinitatis Church {{Denmark-historian-stub