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jørgen jørgensen by eckersberg . 20 january 1841 hobart , van diemen 's land copenhagen , denmark '' the dog-days king '' 230px danish 29 march 1780 privateering , exploring tasmania jørgen jørgensen -lrb- eckersberg -rrb- . jpg jørgen jørgensen
 jørgen jørgensen mariner
jørgen jørgensen

jørgen jørgensen -lrb- surname changed to jorgenson from 1817 -rrb- -lrb- 29 march 1780 -- 20 january 1841 -rrb- was a danish adventurer during the age of revolution .
during the action of 2 march 1808 his ship was captured by the british .
in 1809 he sailed to iceland , declared the country independent from denmark and pronounced himself its ruler .
he was also a prolific writer of letters , papers , pamphlets and newspaper articles covering a wide variety of subjects , and was an associate of the famous botanists joseph banks and william jackson hooker for a period .
