Møller, Niels
Michael Ancher: Fisker Niels Møller
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Niels Eskild Møller, 1832-1920, fisker og redningsmand. Boede Østerbyvej 32.
Biografi i relation til Skagen
Han giftede sig med enken Karen Horsnab, der havde 7 børn. Sammen fik de yderligere tre.
Han deltog i det første redningsforsøg ved briggen Daphnes forlis i 1862, men slap fra det med livet i behold da han blev afløst.
Dog fik han en underlivssygdom som aldrig forsvandt.
Niels Møller med det stride kindskæg sad model for Drachmann, Ancher, Krøjer, Björck, Aabye og Albert Pedersen, men i begyndelsen kun når det ikke var havvejr.
Biography in relation to Skagen
He married the widow Karen Horsnab, who had 7 children. Together they had three more.
He took part in the first rescue attempt at the sinking of the brig Daphne in 1862, but escaped with his life when he was relieved.
However, he contracted an abdominal illness that never went away.
Niels Møller, with his stubbly cheekbone, was the model for Drachmann, Ancher, Krøjer, Björck, Aabye and Albert Pedersen, but initially only when the weather was bad.
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