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Hans Jonatan

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One of the first people of colour in Iceland

Lived 1784 to 1827 · aged 43
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Hans Jonatan was an escaped slave, soldier, farmer and trader. His father may have been a white Dane; his mother was a black slave. Following his participation in the Battle of Copenhagen, after which he was initially given his freedom, he became the subject of a test case in Danish law on slavery.

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Ruins of an old sugar mill, with a plantation house in the background, Frederiksted 1941.Ruins of an old sugar mill, with a plantation house in the background, Frederiksted 1941.Constitution Hill Plantation Christiansted, St. Croix painting by Frederik von Scholten.Constitution Hill Plantation Christiansted, St. Croix painting by Frederik von Scholten.Djúpivogur's trading station, where Hans Jonatan worked.Djúpivogur's trading station, where Hans Jonatan worked.

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Hans Jonatan was an escaped slave, soldier, farmer and trader. His father may have been a white Dane; his mother was a black slave. Following his participation in the Battle of Copenhagen, after which he was initially given his freedom, he became the subject of a test case in Danish law on slavery. Fleeing to Iceland, he became the first known person of African descent to settle in the country. Later, he became the subject of a DNA study.

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Lived 1784 to 1827 · aged 43
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