Christian Tuxen Falbe is remembered for reaching places that the written record had not yet described.
The record lists Christian Tuxen Falbe as Danish explorer.
Christian Tuxen Falbe was born at Helsingør in 1791. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of Denmark.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as explorer, diplomat and archaeologist.
What an expedition is remembered for is rarely what it set out to do.
Recognition followed: Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog and Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog.
Christian Tuxen Falbe died in 1849, aged 58. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog
- Recorded as explorer, diplomat and archaeologist
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