"Sophie Brahe, or Sophia, (August 24, 1556 – 1643) was a Danish horticulturalist and student of astronomy, chemistry, and medicine, best known for assisting her brother Tycho Brahe with his astronomical observations.
Sophie Brahe personally financed the restoration of the local church in 'her' town of Årup, Ivatofta kyrka. She planned to be buried there, and the lid for her unused sarcophagus remains in the church's armory. However, by 1616 she had moved back permanently to Denmark and settled in Helsingør. She spent her last years writing up the genealogy of Danish noble families, publishing the first major version in 1626 (there were later additions). Her work is still considered a major source for early history of Danish nobility. She died in Helsingør in the year 1643, and was buried in Kristianstad, in Trefaldighets kyrka, with the Thott family."
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