Carl Gottlob Rafn

Carl Gottlob Rafn (July 31, 1769 – May 17, 1808) was a Danish Enlightenment scientist and civil servant. He wrote influential papers on a broad array of basic and applied sciences.

Life

Rafn was born in Viborg, Denmark as the son of a judge. He began studies of medicine and botany at the University of Copenhagen in 1788, but later changed to veterinary science with P.C. Abildgaard at the Veterinary School in Copenhagen. He never took any final exam, however. Instead, he became Assessor in the Ministries of Agriculture and Commerce under the Danish absolute monarchy and filled various other posts, such as being the first director of a new Royal Aquavit Distillery, which was founded on his own initiative. Rafn died in Copenhagen in 1808, only 39 years old.

Scientific works

Rafn made contributions to many prize essay contests on all disciplines of science. One of these was a flora of Denmark - Flora of Denmarks and Holstein, for which he was runner-up (the first prize went to J. W. Hornemann for his Forsøg til en dansk økonomisk Plantelære). Part of Rafn’s contribution was a text book on plant physiology. This was also published in a separate volume and translated to other languages.

Lina Rafn

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Lina Rafn Sørensen (born 12 August 1976 in Copenhagen, Denmark), known professionally as Lina Rafn is a Danish female singer, songwriter and producer active in the band Infernal. Additionally, she is a former VJ on the Danish music video channel The Voice TV Danmark, presenting various charts.

Lina Rafn was a professional dancer from a very early age. She had her professional singing debut in 1997 with the founding of Infernal with Paw Lagermann and Søren Haahr. Infernal's debut single, "Sorti de L'enfer" was an instrumental dance-track.

From there on, she gained worldwide fame and recognition for her work. She is noted for her strong vocals and, along with Paw, created the hit "From Paris to Berlin". With the name of the band Infernal, she has released four albums and has sold millions of copies to date.

Her vocal trademark is a growl before hitting a high note.

Lina has also recordings under the name Paw & Lina with fellow Infernal member Paw Lagermann. Lina also recorded a track with Green Court called "Silent Heart".