Otto Fabricius [SEP] date of death
Otto Fabricius
Otto Fabricius (6 March 1744 – 20 May 1822) was a Danish missionary, naturalist, ethnographer, and explorer of Greenland.
Biography.
Otto Fabricius was born in Rudkøbing on the island of Langeland, Denmark where his father was a rector. In his youth, he was largely educated at home by tutors. In 1762, he was matriculated at the University of Copenhagen. In 1765, he was admitted to the Greenland Mission Seminary ("Seminarium Groenlandicum") where he attended classes taught by
stations before his death.
Work in Greenland was directed first by Hans Egede and then, after the death of his wife, his son Paul. It was administered in conjunction with the Moravian missions there and the various chartered companies, particularly the Royal Greenland Trading Department. Early on, the well-endowed college could provide an extensive scientific library to missionaries like Hans Glahn, Otto Fabricius, and Andreas Ginge who studied the flora, fauna, and meteorology of Greenland during their missions. Money was so limited in the later