Hans Egede
Hans Poulsen Egede (31 January 1686 – 5 November 1758) was a
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.
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