Rasmus Malling-Hansen

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Rasmus Malling-Hansen
Rasmus Malling-Hansen, detail from a painting by Malthe Engelsted's painting L'Hombre (1887).
Born	(1835-09-05)5 September 1835 Lolland, Denmark
Died	27 September 1890(1890-09-27) (aged 55) Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen
Known for	Hansen Writing Ball
Awards	Order of Vasa (1876) Order of the Dannebrog (1880)
Scientific career
Fields	Priest, inventor, scientist, educator
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Hans Rasmus Johan Malling-Hansen (5 September 1835 – 27 September 1890) was a Danish inventor, minister and principal at the Royal Institute for the Deaf.^[1] He is famous for inventing the first commercially produced typewriter.