Hans Egede
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Hans Egede
Hans Egede (January 31, 1686–November 5, 1758) was a Norwegian Lutheran missionary, called the Apostle of Greenland. He founded Godthåb (Nuuk), the capital of Greenland.
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External links
- Hans Egede (in Norwegian) (http://nettportal.samlaget.no/nn/norge_for/kap8/portrett/hans_egede.html)
- Hans Egede, "The Apostle of Greenland" (http://bell.lib.umn.edu/Egede/)
- The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica (http://13.1911encyclopedia.org/E/EG/EGEDE_HANS.htm)
Categories: Christianity-related stubs | Danish stubs | Norwegian stubs | Greenlandic stubs | 1686 births | 1758 deaths | Danish people | Norwegian people | People of Greenland

