Niels Lauritsen Aagaard (1612— abt. 22 January 1657), was probably the brother of the poet Christen Aagaard, was professor at

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, where he also occupied the office of librarian. He died in 1657, at the age of forty-five, and left behind him several philosophical and critical works, written in Latin, among which are, ''A Treatise on Subterraneous Fires''; ''Dissertations on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aagaard, Niels 1612 births 1657 deaths Danish male poets Danish Protestant theologians Danish philosophers 17th-century Protestant theologians 17th-century Danish poets 17th-century Latin-language writers

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