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Benjamin ASMUSSEN

Senior Researcher, National Museum of Denmark (Denmark)

Benjamin Asmussen is Senior Researcher at the National Museum of Denmark, and author of several books and articles on maritime and colonial history, especially in the early modern period and the trade between Denmark-Norway and Asia. He is the Maritime Historian at the centre Njord – Center for Maritime and Underwater Culture, working with Danish shipwrecks around the globe. He is currently working on a book about all Danish merchant companies and their legacy, as well as examining numerous global shipwrecks historically. He is also a Board Member of the Danish Ship Preservation Foundation.

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