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Hans Egede

1686 - 1758

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Hans Poulsen Egede (31 January 1686 – 5 November 1758) was a Danish-Norwegian Lutheran missionary priest who launched mission efforts to Greenland, which led him to be styled the Apostle of Greenland. He established a successful mission among the Inuit and is credited with revitalizing Danish-Norwegian interest in the island after contact had been broken for about 300 years. He founded Greenland's capital Godthåb, now known as Nuuk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Egede is the 688th most popular religious figure (up from 875th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Norway (up from 55th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Religious Figure.

Hans Egede was a Danish missionary who traveled to Greenland in 1721 and founded the colony of Godthåb. His most famous accomplishment is founding the colony of Godthåb, which is now the city of Nuuk.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hans Egede ranks 688 out of 3,187. Before him are Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Qasim ibn Muhammad, Al-Nasa'i, Péter Erdő, Alexius of Rome, and Muadh ibn Jabal. After him are Louis de Montfort, Abdullah ibn Umar, Conrad Schumann, Empress Meishō, Micah, and Germanus I of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1686, Hans Egede ranks 3. Before him are Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, and Nicola Porpora. After him are Benedetto Marcello, Charles, Duke of Berry, Senesino, Hakuin Ekaku, Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Vasily Tatishchev, Antoine de Jussieu, and Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz. Among people deceased in 1758, Hans Egede ranks 2. Before him is Pope Benedict XIV. After him are Prince Augustus William of Prussia, Barbara of Portugal, Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Pierre Bouguer, Jonathan Edwards, Senesino, Johan Helmich Roman, Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Johann Friedrich Fasch, and Antoine de Jussieu.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Hans Egede ranks 54 out of 1,039. Before him are Magnus IV of Norway (1115), Haakon II of Norway (1147), Sigurd II of Norway (1133), Magnus IV of Sweden (1316), Gunnar Sønsteby (1918), and Jon Fosse (1959). After him are Inge II of Norway (1185), Eystein I of Norway (1088), Anders Behring Breivik (1979), Trygve Haavelmo (1911), Peder Severin Krøyer (1851), and Haakon Magnusson of Norway (1068).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Norway

Among religious figures born in Norway, Hans Egede ranks 1. After him are Paul Egede (1708), and Hallvard Vebjørnsson (1020).

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