About Peter Collett
Lived 1767 – 1823 (aged 55–56). Peter Collett was a Danish judge, journalist and politician.
Peter Collett (1767 – 21 April 1823) was a Danish judge and writer.
He was born in Zealand as a brother of Johan and Jonas Collett. He was a rationalist and radical, and he published a long and favorable review of Michael Gottlieb Birckners 1797 book On the Freedom of the Press and its Law, where amongst other things he defended the freedom to call for sedition as well as the right for government officials to profess atheism. The same year he was fired from his position as an assessor in Copenhagen for this. In 1800 he emigrated to the Danish West Indies.
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Who was Peter Collett?
Danish writer and judge
When was Peter Collett born?
Peter Collett was born in 1767 in Rønnebæksholm.
When did Peter Collett die?
Peter Collett died in 1823 in Saint Croix.
What was Peter Collett's occupation?
Peter Collett was a judge, journalist and politician.
What nationality was Peter Collett?
Peter Collett was Danish.
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· DBpedia: Peter Collett (writer)
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