Rømer, Ludvig Ferdinand

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Ludvig Ferdinand Rømer, photo: KB

Born 1714-1-9 in Elsfleth on the Weser, died 1776-4-17 in Copenhagen (BioLek III)

Timeline
1739 - Sent to Fort Christiansborg on the Gold Coast for the Westindian-Guinean Company as extraordinær Assistent. (BioLek I)

1744 - Overassistent in the Danish fort on the Gold Coast (BioLek III)

1744 - Travelled to Denmark, but his ship was wrecked in Norway. He barely survived and his possessions were lost. (BioLek I)

1746 - Returned to the Gold Coast after time in Denmark on the ship WILHELMINE GALEJ. (BioLek III)

1751-6-2 - Married Wedderkamp, Anna Cathrine in Nikolaj Kirke. (BioLek III). They had 14 children, five survived to adulthood. (BioLek I)

1754 - Received a royal privilege for his sugar refinery in Copenhagen. (BioLek I)

1756 - Published the book Tilforladelig Efterretning om Negotien paa Kysten Guinea. (BioLek III)

1760 - Published the book Tilforladelig Efterretning om Kysten Guinea. (BioLek III)

1766 - Listed as owning a sugar refinery in Nyehavn. (Holck: Dannemarcks Handels=Speil 1766:47)