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'''Sophia Brahe''' ([[August 24]], [[1556]] – [[1643]]) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] |
'''Sophia Brahe''' ([[August 24]], [[1556]] – [[1643]]) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] Âhorticulturalist and student of astronomy, chemistry, and medicine, best known for assisting her brother [[Tycho Brahe]] with his astronomical observations. |
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She was born in [[Knudstrup]] to [[Otte Brahe]] and Beate Bille Brahe; famous astronomer [[Tycho Brahe]] was her oldest brother. She assisted her brother with his astronomical observations that became the basis for modern planetary orbit predictions, and frequently visited his observatory on the island of [[Hveen]]. |
She was born in [[Knudstrup]] to [[Otte Brahe]] and Beate Bille Brahe; famous astronomer [[Tycho Brahe]] was her oldest brother. She was the youngest of ten children. She assisted her brother with his astronomical observations that became the basis for modern planetary orbit predictions, and frequently visited his observatory on the island of [[Hveen]]. |
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She married Otto Thott when she was 19 or 20, and had one child with him before he died in 1588. Upon his death she took over his property in [[Ericksholm]] and became a horticulturalist, as well as studying chemistry and medicine. She later remarried, to Erik Lange. |
She married Otto Thott when she was 19 or 20, and had one child with him before he died in 1588. Upon his death she took over his property in [[Ericksholm]] and became a horticulturalist, as well as studying chemistry and medicine. She later remarried, to Erik Lange. |
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On July 21, 1587, King Frederick II of Denmark signed a document transferring to Sophia Brahe title of Årup farm in what is now Sweden. Årup grew in importance as a farm and town under her influence, and she is now known as Årup's originator. The main part of the town as it existed in 1880 was originally built as her residence. She managed to cause the town to thrive through her horticultural improvements, even though the Swedish troops periodically broke into the farm, stealing and otherwise creating havok. |
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She personally financed the restoration of the local church, Ivatofta kyrka. She planned to be buried there, and the lid for her unused sarcophagus remains in the church's armory. However, she was instead buried in Kristianstad, in Trefaldighets kyrka. |
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==Reference== |
==Reference== |
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* {{cite encyclopedia | title = Brahe, Sophia | author = Marilyn Ogilvie | encyclopedia = Women in Science: Antiquity through Nineteenth Century: A Biographical Dictionary with Annotated Bibliography | year = 1986 | pages = 46 | publisher = [[MIT Press]] | id = ISBN 026265038X}} |
* {{cite encyclopedia | title = Brahe, Sophia | author = Marilyn Ogilvie | encyclopedia = Women in Science: Antiquity through Nineteenth Century: A Biographical Dictionary with Annotated Bibliography | year = 1986 | pages = 46 | publisher = [[MIT Press]] | id = ISBN 026265038X}} |
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* Rebecka Svensson, Caroline Bengtsson & Lisa Jönsson (accessed 12/19/02) Årup <htt;:www.bromolla-solvesborg.se/..toria/Bromolla/Byar/Arup.html> translated from Swedish by Niels Erik Scholer, 12/02. |
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Revision as of 18:49, 30 August 2007
Sophia Brahe (August 24, 1556 – 1643) was a Danish Âhorticulturalist and student of astronomy, chemistry, and medicine, best known for assisting her brother Tycho Brahe with his astronomical observations.
She was born in Knudstrup to Otte Brahe and Beate Bille Brahe; famous astronomer Tycho Brahe was her oldest brother. She was the youngest of ten children. She assisted her brother with his astronomical observations that became the basis for modern planetary orbit predictions, and frequently visited his observatory on the island of Hveen.
She married Otto Thott when she was 19 or 20, and had one child with him before he died in 1588. Upon his death she took over his property in Ericksholm and became a horticulturalist, as well as studying chemistry and medicine. She later remarried, to Erik Lange.
On July 21, 1587, King Frederick II of Denmark signed a document transferring to Sophia Brahe title of Årup farm in what is now Sweden. Årup grew in importance as a farm and town under her influence, and she is now known as Årup's originator. The main part of the town as it existed in 1880 was originally built as her residence. She managed to cause the town to thrive through her horticultural improvements, even though the Swedish troops periodically broke into the farm, stealing and otherwise creating havok.
She personally financed the restoration of the local church, Ivatofta kyrka. She planned to be buried there, and the lid for her unused sarcophagus remains in the church's armory. However, she was instead buried in Kristianstad, in Trefaldighets kyrka.
Sophia Brahe
Reference
- Marilyn Ogilvie (1986). "Brahe, Sophia". Women in Science: Antiquity through Nineteenth Century: A Biographical Dictionary with Annotated Bibliography. MIT Press. p. 46. ISBN 026265038X.
- Rebecka Svensson, Caroline Bengtsson & Lisa Jönsson (accessed 12/19/02) Årup <htt;:www.bromolla-solvesborg.se/..toria/Bromolla/Byar/Arup.html> translated from Swedish by Niels Erik Scholer, 12/02.