Carsten Niebuhr

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Carsten Niebuhr
Born	(1733-03-17)17 March 1733 Lüdingworth, Bremen-Verden
Died	26 April 1815(1815-04-26) (aged 82) Meldorf, Dithmarschen
Nationality	German
Occupation(s)	Mathematician, cartographer, and explorer
Known for	Danish Arabia expedition (1761-1767)

Carsten Niebuhr, or Karsten Niebuhr (17 March 1733 Lüdingworth – 26 April 1815 Meldorf, Dithmarschen), was a German mathematician, cartographer, and explorer in the service of Denmark. He is renowned for his participation in the Danish Arabia expedition (1761-1767). He was the father of the Danish-German statesman and historian Barthold Georg Niebuhr, who published an account of his father's life in 1817.