Niels Aagaard

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Niels Lauritsen Aagaard (1812— abt. 22 January 1857[1]), was probably the brother of the poet Christen Aagaard,[2] was professor at Sorø Academy, in Denmark, where he also occupied the office of librarian. He died in 1657, at the age of forty-five, and left behind him several philosophical and critical works, written in Latin, among which are, A Treatise on Subterraneous Fires; Dissertations on Tacitus; Observations on Ammianus Marcellinus; and a Vindication of the Style of the New Testament.[3]

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  1. ^ Bricka, C. F. (1887). Dansk Biografisk Lexikon. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag (F. Hegel & Søn).
  2. ^ Thomas, Joseph. Universal pronouncing dictionary of biography and mythology.
  3. ^   This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Aikin, John (1815). General Biography. Ten volumes.