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Born 1712-6-18 in Copenhagen, died 1789-12-19 in Copenhagen, buried in Frederiks Tyske Kirke. (BioLek I)

'''Family'''<br />
Father: [[Hooglant, Diederich]] (1672-1738), merchant of Copenhagen.  (BioLek I)

Mother: [[Simons, Agatha Cornelia Simons]] (1677-1745) (BioLek I)

Daugther: [[Hooglant, Agatha]] (1746-1823), married to [[Hemert, Peter van 2]] ([http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/hemert.html Marcussen])

'''Timeline'''<br />
1730 - Cadet in the Danish Navy (BioLek I)

1737-42 - In Dutch service.  (BioLek I)

1738 - Married [[Hooglant, Marie]] (1707-1754) in Huisduinen. (BioLek II)

1748 - Freemason in the lodge Absalon in Hamburg. (Bugge: Det danske Frimureries Historie, p. 211)

1751 - Captain of the navy frigate FALSTER on an expedition from Copenhagen to Marocco to secretly negotiate a trade agreement. (Jens Lassen Rasmussen: Afrikanske Kompagnies etc, 1818, p. 5)

1758 - Married [[Østerbye, Anna Kirstina]] (1740-1765) in Åmli, Norway.  (BioLek II)

1776-1785 - Director of Asiatisk Kompagni. (Hof&Stat)

1782 - Appointed admiral (BioLek I)

1782 - Godfather of the son of DAC captain [[Berg, Johan Christopher]] along with the later DAC director [[Haaber, Otto Christian]]. ([http://www.tore-nygaard.com/danmark/623.htm Private genealogy site])

Freemason.  (BioLek I)

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