Editing Carsten Niebuhr (section)

==Family and later career==
In 1773, Niebuhr married Christiane Sophia Blumenberg, the daughter of the crown physician, and for some years he held a post in the Danish military service, which enabled him to remain in [[Copenhagen]]. In 1776 he was elected a foreign member of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]]. In 1778 he accepted a position in the civil service of Danish [[Holstein]], and went to reside at [[Meldorf]] ([[Ditmarschen]]).{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} In 1806 he was promoted to ''Etatsrat'', and in 1809 was made a Knight of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]], one of [[Denmark–Norway]]'s most valued honours for service.