Author:Hans Egede

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Hans Egede
(1686–1758)

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"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 about 300 years. He founded Greenland's capital Godthåb, now known as Nuuk."—Wikipedia

Works

A Description of Greenland (1745) (transcription project)

Works About Egede

Lives of Eminent Missionaries, Chapter "Hans Egede" (1833) by John Carne
Lives of Missionaries, Greenland (1859), published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
"Egede, Hans," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Hans Egede, Colonizer and Missionary of Greenland (1952) by Louis Bobé
To Greenland's Icy Mountains (1968) by Eve Garnett

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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