Hans Egede
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1686 – 1758
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Who was Hans Egede?
Hans Poulsen Egede was a Dano-Norwegian Lutheran missionary who launched mission efforts to Greenland, which led him to be styled the Apostle of Greenland. He established a successful mission among the Inuit and is credited with revitalizing Dano-Norwegian interest in the island after contact had been broken for hundreds of years. He founded Greenland's capital Godthåb, now known as Nuuk.
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- Born
- Jan 31, 1686
Harstad - Spouses
- Gertrud Rask
(1707 - )
- Gertrud Rask
- Children
- Lived in
- Harstad
- Died
- Nov 5, 1758
Stubbekøbing - Resting place
- Nicolai Churchyard, København
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on July 23, 2013
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