Diderich de Thurah | |
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 Diderich de Thurah in his office on Nyholm | |
| Born | 1 May 1704 Aarhus Denmark |
| Died | 1 March 1788 (aged 83) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Buried | St Peter's Church, Copenhagen |
| Allegiance | Denmark |
| Service/ | Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy |
| Years of service | 1723–1758 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Other work | Artist and Translator |
Diderich de Thurah (1704–1788) was a military cadet, a naval officer in the Royal Danish-Norwegian navy, shipbuilder and fabrikmester, artist and publisher.[1][2][3]
He studied with, and worked under, Knud Benstrup. He conspired against Benstrup, but proved an unworthy successor as Fabrikmester. In later life he achieved notability in translating Lutheran texts from English and German, into Danish.[1][2][3]