Hans Peter Christian Møller (1810–1845) was a Danish malacologist and Inspector of

North Greenland The Northern Inspectorate of Greenland also known as North Greenland was a Danish inspectorate on Greenland consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the northwest coast of the island. History North Greenland was establis ...

. He studied at the Sorø Academy, where he studied theology and zoology. He later became a lieutenant in the Royal Danish Navy and traveled to Greenland to pursue his passion for malacology. While there, he wrote the ''Index Molluscorum Grönlandiae'', which described all of the mollusks native to Greenland.Eintrag
im ''Biografisk Leksikon for Grønland'' From 1843 to 1845 he served as Inspector of Colonies and Whaling in North Greenland before his untimely death in Rome at the age of 34. Møller's sister Sophie married

Christian Søren Marcus Olrik Christian Søren Marcus Olrik (October 13, 1815 - December 14, 1870) was a Danish Greenlander professor, zoologist, botanist, and Royal Inspector of North Greenland. Biography Olrik was born at Julianehåb, Greenland. He was the son of Vilhelm ...

, who later also served as inspector.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Møller, Hans Peter Christian 1810 births 1845 deaths Danish malacologists Danish zoologists Inspectors of Greenland 19th-century Danish people History of the Arctic

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