Hans Nielsen, 1898-1951

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Troelsen, J.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1951
• Subjects: Frozen ground; Permafrost; Arctic regions; Arctic; Greenland; Rasmussen; Egedesminde; eskimo*; Godhavn; permafrost; Thule
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66996

Hans Nielsen, formerly colony manager at Thule, northwest Greenland, was killed in a traffic accident in Copenhagen on 4 September 1951. Hans Rudolf Johannes Emil Nielsen was born in the village of Qaersut, Umanak district, west Greenland, on 19 March 1898. When he had completed his education in Den...