Editing Carsten Niebuhr (section)

{{Short description|German mathematician, cartographer and explorer (1733–1815)}}
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| name        = Carsten Niebuhr<!-- include middle initial, if not specified in birth_name -->
| image       = Carsten niebuhr.jpg
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| birth_date  = {{Birth date|df=y|1733|3|17}}
| birth_place = [[Cuxhaven|Lüdingworth]], [[Bremen-Verden]]
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|df=y|1815|4|26|1733|3|17}}
| death_place = [[Meldorf]], [[Dithmarschen]]
| nationality = [[Germany|German]]
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| known_for   = [[Danish Arabia expedition (1761–1767)|Danish Arabia expedition]] (1761-1767)
| occupation  = [[Mathematician]], [[Cartography|cartographer]], and [[Geographical exploration|explorer]]
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'''Carsten Niebuhr''', or '''Karsten Niebuhr''' (17 March 1733 [[Cuxhaven|Lüdingworth]] – 26 April 1815 [[Meldorf]], [[Dithmarschen]]), was a German [[mathematician]], [[Cartography|cartographer]], and [[Geographical exploration|explorer]] in the service of [[Denmark-Norway]]. He is renowned for his participation in the [[Danish Arabia expedition (1761–1767)|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.