Henrik Fisker (admiral)

Henrik Lorentz Fisker (4 January 1720 – 20 June 1797) was a successful naval officer in the service of Denmark. He was the son of an attorney at the supreme court, and deputy mayor of Copenhagen. From the age of thirteen as a cadet in the Danish-Norwegian navy, he rose through the ranks to vice admiral in 1775 and full admiral in 1790. He died 20 June 1797 and was buried in the Holmens Kirkegård, the Danish naval cemetery, in Copenhagen.

This article is about the 18th-century Danish admiral. For the car designer, see Henrik Fisker.
Henrik Lorentz Fisker
Born(1720-01-04)4 January 1720
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died20 June 1797(1797-06-20) (aged 77)
Copenhagen, Denmark,
Buried
Holmens Cemetery, Copenhagen
Allegiance Denmark
Service/branch Royal Danish Navy
Years of service1733-1790
RankAdmiral
AwardsOrder of the Elephant (1774)
RelationsLorentz Henrik Fisker (1774)
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