Jonathan Petersen

Composer

1881 – 1961

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Who was Jonathan Petersen?

Jonathan Petersen was a Greenlandic songwriter. He composed the music to the national anthem of Greenland, Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit. The lyrics were written by the Greenlandic pastor Henrik Lund, and the song was adopted as the national anthem in 1916.

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Born
May 7, 1881
Greenland
Nationality
  • Greenland
Profession
Died
Aug 22, 1961

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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