__NOTOC__ Royal Inspector was the highest ranking colonial officer in

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish 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 is t ...

1782–1924. They were agents of the

Royal Greenland Trading Department The Royal Greenland Trading Department ( da, Den Kongelige Grønlandske Handel, KGH) was a Danish state enterprise charged with administering the realm's settlements and trade in Greenland. The company managed the government of Greenland from 177 ...

established by its

Instruction of 1782 The Royal Greenland Trading Department ( da, Den Kongelige Grønlandske Handel, KGH) was a Danish state enterprise charged with administering the realm's settlements and trade in Greenland. The company managed the government of Greenland from 1774 ...

and reported to the Board of Managers of the company in Copenhagen.Seiding, Inge.
Colonial Categories of Rule – Mixed Marriages and Families in Greenland around 1800
. ''Kontur'', No. 22 (2011). As senior agents of the company, they were generally forbidden under the Instruction from marrying any non-European women, though Inspector Nicolai Zimmer's wife was half-

Inuit Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories ...

Royal Inspectors of North Greenland

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 established ...

comprised the northwest coast of Greenland between

Holsteinsborg Sisimiut (), formerly known as Holsteinsborg, is the capital and largest city of the Qeqqata municipality, the second-largest city in Greenland, and the largest Arctic city in North America.The term 'city' is loosely used to describe any popula ...

and

Upernavik Upernavik (Kalaallisut: "Springtime Place") is a small town in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on a small island of the same name. With 1,092 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the twelfth-largest town in Greenland. It c ...

. * Johan Friedrich Schwabe (1782–1786) * Jens Clausen Wille (1786–1790) *

Børge Johan Schultz Børge Johan Schultz (1764-1826) was a Norwegian people, Norwegian official who served as List of inspectors of Greenland, Royal Inspector of North Greenland from 1790 to 1797. Born in Ringsaker to a middle-class family, Schultz studied law at the ...

(1790–1797) * Claus Bendeke (1797–1803) * Peter Hanning Motzfeldt (1803–1817) *

Johannes West Johannes West (born 1782, died 1835), was Denmark's inspector of Nordgrønland. He took over as inspector of Nordgrønland in 1817 after Peter Motzfeldt, even though Frederik Diderik Sechmann Fleischer had filled in for Motzfeldt in the last two ...

(1817–1825) *

Carl Peter Holbøll Carl Peter Holbøll (1795–1856) was an officer in the Danish Royal Navy, Greenland colonial officer and explorer of the Greenlandic fauna. Holbøll served as Royal Inspector of Colonies and Whaling in North Greenland (1825–1828), then Inspec ...

(1825–1828) * Ludvig Fasting (1828–1843) *

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

(1843–1845) *

Nicolai Zimmer Nicolai Zimmer (1810-1894) was the Danish people, Danish Inspector of North Greenland from 1845 to 1846. He studied law in Aalborg from 1829, and moved to Greenland in 1842, before being appointed inspector.Christian Søren Marcus Olrik (1846–1866) * Carl August Ferdinand Bolbroe (1866–1867) * Sophus Theodor Krarup-Smith (1867–1882) *

Hjalmar Christian Reinholdt Hjalmar () and Ingeborg () were a legendary Swedish duo. The male protagonist Hjalmar and his duel for Ingeborg figures in the ''Hervarar saga'' and in ''Orvar-Odd's saga'', as well as in ''Gesta Danorum'', ''Lay of Hyndla'' and a number of Kvæð ...

(1882–1883) acting *

Niels Alfred Andersen Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint ...

(1883–1898) *

Johan Carl Joensen Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han, a manu ...

(1898–1900) acting *

Jens Daugaard-Jensen Jens may refer to: * Jens (given name), a list of people with the name * Jens (surname), a list of people * Jens, Switzerland, a municipality * 1719 Jens, an asteroid See also * Jensen (disambiguation) Jensen may refer to: People *Jensen (surn ...

(1900–1912) *

Anders Peter Olsen Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names fo ...

(1912–1913) acting *

Harald Lindow Harald or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the given name Harold. It may refer to: Medieval Kings of Denmark * Harald Bluetooth (935–985/986) Kings of Norway * Harald Fairhair (c. 850–c. 933) * Harald Greycloak (died 970) * Harald Hardrad ...

(1913–1924)

Royal Inspectors of South Greenland

South Greenland The Southern Inspectorate of Greenland also known as South Greenland was a Danish inspectorate on Greenland consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the southwest coast of the island. Its capital was at Godthaab (modern Nuu ...

comprised the southwest coast between Sukkertoppen and

Nennortalik Nanortalik (), formerly Nennortalik, is a town in Nanortalik Island, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland. With 1,185 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the eleventh-largest town in the country. The name ''Nanortalik'' means "Place of Polar Bears ...

. * Bendt Olrik (1782–1789) * Andreas Molbech Lund (1789–1795) * Claus Bendeke (1795–1797) *

Niels Rosing Bull Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint ...

(1797–1802) * Marcus Nissen Myhlenphort (1802–1821) acting (until 1803) * Christian Alexander Platou (1821–1823) acting * Arent Christopher Heilmann (1823–1824) acting * Christian Alexander Platou (1824–1827) *

Ove Valentin Kielsen Ove or OVE may refer to *Ove (given name) *Ové, a surname *Ove Peak in Antarctica *''A Man Called Ove (novel)'', a novel by Fredrik Backman *''A Man Called Ove (film), A Man Called Ove'', a 2015 Swedish film based on the novel *Danish Organisation ...

(1827–1828) *

(1828–1856) * Jørgen Nielsen Møller (1856–1857) acting *

Hinrich Johannes Rink Dr. Hinrich Johannes Rink (first name sometimes as Henrik) (26 August 1819 – 15 December 1893) was a Danish geologist, one of the pioneers of glaciology, and the first accurate describer of the inland ice of Greenland. Rink, who first came to ...

(1857–1868) * Albert E. Blichfeldt Høyer (1868–1869) * Hannes Peter Stephensen (1870–1882) * Frederik Tryde Lassen (1882–1884) acting * Carl Julius Peter Ryberg (1884–1890) * Johan Carl Joansen (1890–1891) acting *

Conrad Poul Emil Brummerstedt Conrad may refer to: People * Conrad (name) Places United States * Conrad, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Conrad, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Conrad, Iowa, a city * Conrad, Montana, a city * Conrad Glacier, Washington ...

(1891–1892) acting * Edgar Christian Fencker (1892–1899) * Regnar Stephensen (1899–1902) * Oscar Peter Cornelius Koch (1902–1903) *

Ole Bendixen Ole Bendixen (1869–1958) was a Danish explorer, merchant, and author who served as Royal Inspector of South Greenland from 1903 to 1914. Bendixen was active in Greenland from the early 1890s, and rose through the ranks of the Royal Greenland ...

(1903–1914) * Oluf Hastrup (1914–1915) * Carl Frederik Harries (1915–1923) * Christian Simony (1924) acting * Knud Oldendow (1924) acting

Royal Inspector of East Greenland

East Greenland Tunu, originally Østgrønland ("East Greenland"), was one of the three counties (''amter'') of Greenland until 31 December 2008. The county seat was at the main settlement, Tasiilaq. The county's population in 2005 was around 3,800. The county ...

comprised the east coast, with

Ammassalik Ammassalik Island ( da, Ammassalik Ø) is an island in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland, with an area of .

and

Scoresbysund Ittoqqortoormiit (East Greenlandic: ; West Greenlandic: ''Illoqqortoormiut'' ), formerly known as Scoresbysund, is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. Its population was 345 as of 2020 and has been described as one of ...

. *

Ejnar Mikkelsen Ejnar Mikkelsen (December 23, 1880 – May 1, 1971) was a Danish polar explorer and author. He is most known for his expeditions to Greenland. Biography Mikkelsen was born in Vester Brønderslev, Jutland. He served in the Georg Carl Amdrup ex ...

(1933–1950)

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