author
Otto George Lütken
1849–1906
A Danish naval officer turned maritime historian, he wrote lively, well-regarded books about Denmark’s naval past. His work blends firsthand naval experience with a storyteller’s sense of drama and detail.
2 Audiobooks
De Danske paa Schelden (1808-1809) Under Kapitainerne S. U. Rosenvinge og H. Baron Holsten.
by Otto George Lütken
De Danske paa Schelden (1809-1813)
by Otto George Lütken
About the author
Born in Brønshøj on August 15, 1849, Otto George Lütken served in the Danish navy and later became known as a naval historian. He entered naval training as a teenager, returned to it after completing school in Copenhagen, and rose to the rank of premierløjtnant before poor health forced him to leave active service.
After retiring from the navy in 1888, he worked in journalism, including editorial roles at Danebrog and Adresseavisen in Copenhagen. Contemporary reference works describe him as gifted, historically minded, and especially skilled at presenting naval history in a lively, readable way.
His books include Om Peter Willemoes (1883), Nordsøeskadren og Kampen ved Helgoland (1884), De Danske paa Schelden (1885), Tordenskjold (with W. Carstensen, 1887), Søkrigshistoriske Smaating (1889–90), Søkrigsbegivenhederne i 1864 (1896), and later collaborative works such as Vor sidste Kamp for Sønderjylland (1904) and Vor Sømagts Historie (1906). He died in Copenhagen on May 23, 1906.