Hans Egede - Definition and Overview

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.

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)