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List Of People From Greenland
The following is a list of notable people from Greenland: * Maliina Abelsen, politician and MP for the party Inuit Ataqatigiit * Naja Abelsen (born 1964), artist, book illustrator * Richard Absalonsen, politician, member of the Atassut party * Arnarsaq, translator, interpreter and missionary * Arnarulunnguaq (1896–1933), native Greenlandic woman who accompanied Knud Rasmussen on his Fifth Thule Expedition * Aron of Kangeq, hunter, painter, and oral historian * Hermann Berthelsen, politician, affiliated with the Siumut (Forward) party * Julie Berthelsen, singer and songwriter * Ove Karl Berthelsen, politician, Minister for Industry and Mineral Resources * Jørgen Brønlund, explorer, educator, and catechist * Palle Christiansen, member of the Democrats, Minister for Finance, and Member of the Greenland Government for Nordic Cooperation * Nukaaka Coster-Waldau, singer, actress, and former Miss Greenland * Agnethe Davidsen, the first female government minister in Greenlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is the world's largest island. It is one of three constituent countries that form the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark and the Faroe Islands; the citizens of these countries are all citizens of Denmark and the European Union. Greenland's capital is Nuuk. Though a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and Denmark, the colonial powers) for more than a millennium, beginning in 986.The Fate of Greenland's Vikings , by Dale Mackenzie Brown, ''Archaeological Institute of America'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Emil Johansen
Lars-Emil Johansen (born 24 September 1946) is a Greenlandic politician who served as the second prime minister of Greenland from 1991 to 1997, and Speaker of the Inatsisartut from 2013 to 2018. Johansen was chairman of the political party ''Siumut'' (Forward) between 1987 and 1997, seated in the ''Landsting'' from its creation in 1979. Prior to the creation of the ''Landsting'', he represented Greenland in the Parliament of Denmark from 1973, a position he regained in 2001 and held until 2011. He was also President of the West Nordic Council from 2015 to 2016. Early life He was born in Illorsuit, a small settlement near Uummannaq in the Qaasuitsup municipality, as son of commercial agent Kristian Johansen and district midwife Elisabeth Johansen;. Retrieved on 2017-03-20. his mother had been the first female country council member from 1959 to 1975. In 1970, Johansen finished his education as a teacher, and the following year he was elected for the Greenland country council, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris J
Doris may refer to: People Given name *Doris (mythology) of Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys * Doris, fictional character in the Canadian television series ''Caillou'' and the mother of the titular character *Doris (singer) (born 1947), Swedish rock and pop singer * Doris, mother of Antipater (son of Herod I) *Doris Achelwilm, German journalist and politician *Doris Akers (1923–1995), American gospel music singer and composer *Doris Akol (born 1970), Ugandan lawyer and administrator *Doris Allen (other), multiple people *Doris Anderson (1921–2007), Canadian author, journalist, and women's rights activist * Doris Anderson (screenwriter) (1897–1971), American screenwriter *Doris Margaret Anderson (1922–2022), Canadian nutritionist and politician *Doris Angleton (1951–1997), American socialite and murder victim *Doris Bartholomew (born 1930), American linguist *Doris Beck (1929–2020), American politician *Doris Belack (1926–2011), American actr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnannguaq Høegh
Arnannguaq Høegh (1956– 15 October 2020) was a Greenlandic visual artist whose art was inspired by the country's symbols and nature. Remembered in particular for her graphic works, she was also active in sculpture and in abstract painting. From 1991, she ran the college of art (Kunstskolen) in Nuuk where she exerted significant influence over new generations of Greenlandic artists. Early life and education Born in Qaqortoq in 1956, Arnannguaq Høegh attendeded the Folk High School for Art (Kunsthøjskolen) in Holbæk (1975), participated in the Kinngait workshop on Baffin Island (1976), studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (1977), at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (1978–79), at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts (1979–81) and the Danish Academy's Pedagogical School (1982–86). Career In 1980, Høegh exhibitied her early prints and drawings at Greenland's Aasivik Innuit Festival, some of which had been created while she was at the Kinngait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam
Aki-Matilda Tilia Ditte Høegh-Dam (born 17 October 1996 in Hillerød) is a Danish-Greenlandic politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Siumut political party. She was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election, entering parliament at 22 years old, becoming its youngest member. Political career In the Danish general election on 5 June 2019, Høegh-Dam was one of two Greenlanders who succeeded in become members of the Folketing. Expressing strong support for Mette Frederiksen, head of the Social Democrats, she campaigned on the basis that Denmark should take more care of its responsibilities for Greenlanders. She also supports independence for Greenland. Personal life Born on 17 October 1996 in Hillerød, Aki-Matilda Tilia Ditte Høegh-Dam is the daughter of Kim Høegh-Dam, a fisherman and seaman, and Bitten Høegh-Dam, a schoolteacher. The youngest child in the family, she has two brothers and two half-sisters on her father's side. She is half Danish a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Hendrik
Hans Hendrik ( kl, Suersaq, i=no; 2 June 1832 – 11 August 1889) was a Kalaallit interpreter, Arctic explorer, and the first Inuk to publish an account of his travels. He was born in the southern settlement of Fiskenæsset. Expeditions Second Grinnell expedition Hendrik was hired by the American explorer Elisha Kent Kane for the 1853–1855 second Grinnell expedition to search for the lost Franklin expedition. He established his worth in the winter of 1854, when participating in a search for four of the men who were lying frozen and disabled somewhere northwest of the ship, which was beset in the ice in Rensellaer Bay. Hendrik located their sledge track, which brought the rescue party to the men. He also assisted with communication with the local Inuit, and was instrumental in hunting efforts, including tracking and finding a wounded caribou in February 1855 when the men were beginning to starve and show signs of scurvy. It was due to Henrik's ability and effort th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ane Hansen (politician)
Ane Hansen (born 1961) is a Greenlandic politician. A member of the Inuit Ataqatigiit, she was Minister for Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture 2009–13. She has been the mayor of Qeqertalik Municipality Qeqertalik (, da, Den Ene med Øerne, lit=The One with Islands) is a municipality of Greenland created in 2018 from four southern regions of the former Qaasuitsup Municipality. Geography Qeqertalik Municipality is flanked in the south by the ... since the position was established on 1 January 2018. References Living people Government ministers of Greenland Greenlandic Inuit people Inuit Ataqatigiit politicians Greenlandic socialists 21st-century Greenlandic politicians 21st-century Danish women politicians Women government ministers of Greenland 1961 births {{Greenland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Jørgen Hammeken
Ole Jørgen Hammeken − born in 1956 in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, of Maritha and Motzflot Hammeken − is a Greenlandic explorer and actor, based in Denmark and Russia. Career Polar exploration He participated in 2007 in the 'Global Warming Dogsled Expedition' – a journey of over up and over the Greenland ice sheet from Uummannaq Fjord to Ilulissat, intended to draw people's attention to climate change and global warming. In 2008, Hammeken completed a circumpolar voyage in a motorized open boat. In February 2009, Hammeken planned a centennial dog sled trip from northern Canada to the North Pole, 771 km (480 mi), one-way, minimum distance, retracing the footsteps of Robert Peary. He is a member of The Explorers Club. Acting In 2009 Hammeken played the lead role of Ikuma in Le Voyage D'Inuk, a French-Greenlandic film in the Greenlandic language. The film premiered on 20 April 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. Personal life In 1993 Hammeken returned fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesper Grønkjær
Jesper Grønkjær (; born 12 August 1977) is a Danish former professional footballer. A pacey winger, Grønkjær played primarily on the right or left wing, or as a second striker. He played a total 400 league games for a number of European clubs, most notably winning the 1999 Dutch Cup with Ajax Amsterdam and playing more than 100 games for English club Chelsea. Grønkjær ended his career with FC Copenhagen, winning four Danish Superliga titles with the club. Grønkjær was capped 80 times for the Denmark national team from 1999 to 2010, scoring five goals. He played for his country at the World Cup in 2002 and 2010, as well as two European Championship tournaments. He was named 1995 Danish Under-19 Player of the Year. Club career AaB Raised in Thisted, Grønkjær started his career with local team Thisted FC. Earlier in his career he was told that he could have been a sprinter. He moved on to defending Danish Superliga champions Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB) in 1995. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthon Frederiksen
Anthon Frederikssen is a Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...ic politician and the leader of the Kattusseqatigiit Party. He was previously the Minister for Domestic Affairs, Nature and Environment. References Living people Association of Candidates politicians[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agathe Fontain
Agathe Fontain (born 1951) is a Greenlandic politician born in Sisimiut. She is a member of the Inuit Ataqatigiit Inuit Ataqatigiit (, , da, Folkets Samfund) is a democratic socialist, separatist political party in Greenland that aims to make Greenland an independent state. The party, founded as a political organisation in 1976, was born out of the increas ..., , Norden.org, Retrieved 9 July 2015 and a Minister for Health. References Living people Inuit Ataqatigiit politicians[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
