He was born in Copenhagen, and was a nephew of landowner and civil servant Hans Nobel.
He is particularly remembered for his work with the Norwegian/Swedish Border Commission in the 1740s.
[1][2] His protocols were published in three volumes, in 1929, 1962 and 1985, as Major Peter Schnitlers grenseeksaminasjonsprotokoller 1742–1745.
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