Panck, Hans Ferdinand

Uncertain how, or if, he may be related to the other members of the Panck family, such as Panck, Alheid Vibeke or her father, Panck, Poul Krisk

Timeline

1748-50 - Travelled from Copenhagen to the East Indies, presumably to India, as lærling on board the Asiatic Company ship Cronprinsessen af Danmark (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1750 - 4. vagt on board the ship Conprinsessen af Danmark (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1751 - 3. styrmand on one of the regional ships (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1754 - Understyrmand on the ship Kongen af Danmark, on the expedition to colonise the Nicobar Islands (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1755 - (year approx.) Contributed a report of conditions etc. on the Nicobar Islands, sent to the sekrete raad in Trankebar. In this report, Panck (or Paynkt) writes that he could not do much exploring of the island called Noncovri, but he presumed that the soil was of the same good quality as on the other islands. He also writes that the inhabitants on the islands had been exceedingly kind to him, and that they were very willing to do trade with him (Møller 1797, 492)

1756 - Presumed dead this year, died on the Nicobar Islands, it is believed (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)