Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen
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Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen was a Danish author, ethnologist, and Arctic explorer, from Ringkøbing. He played a central role in early 20th-century exploration of Greenland, leading the Denmark Expedition (1906-08), which mapped large areas of northeast Greenland and corrected earlier geographic misconceptions.
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Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen was a Danish author, ethnologist, and Arctic explorer, from Ringkøbing. He played a central role in early 20th-century exploration of Greenland, leading the Denmark Expedition (1906-08), which mapped large areas of northeast Greenland and corrected earlier geographic misconceptions. He died during the expedition.
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