Hans Egede
Missionary to Greenland, Lutheran pastor (1686-1758) · Norway · Scientists · Died at 72
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Something wrong?Hans Poulsen Egede was a Norwegian Lutheran priest and missionary who launched mission efforts to Greenland, which led him to be styled the Apostle of Greenland.
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Illustration of Greenland Inuit seal hunters in the book "A Description of Greenland" by Egede, published in 1745.
Statue of Hans Egede by August Saabye, outside Frederik's Church (Marmorkirken) in Copenhagen
Memorial to Hans Egede on the facade of the decommissioned St. Nicholas' Church in Copenhagen.
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Hans Poulsen Egede was a Norwegian Lutheran priest and 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 Danish-Norwegian interest in the island after contact had been broken for about 300 years. He founded Greenland's capital Godthåb, now known as Nuuk.
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