Eric, a learned Dutch writer, was born at Aarhus in Jutland in 1698, and studied divinity at the university of Copenhagen. His passion for the study of geography and history was encouraged by a considerable amount of patronage. On finishing his education he was appointed travelling tutor to several young noblemen; in 1733 the office of one of the king's chaplains was conferred upon him; in 1738 he was promoted to a theological chair at Copenhagen; and in 1747 the bishopric of Bergen in Norway was entrusted to his charge. Accordingly, at his death in 1764, he left behind him various works on the typography and annals of his native country. Among these were Theatrum Daniae Veteris et Modernae, 4to, 1830; and Gestæ et Vestigia Danorum extra Daniam, in 2 vols. 8vo, 1740. He was also the author of a work on the natural history of Norway, which was translated into English in 1755.