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Biography
Introduction
Anders Olsen (1718 on the island of Senja, Norway - 1786 at Igaliko, Greenland) was a Norwegian trader, explorer and colonial administrator, who founded several important towns in Greenland including Qaqortoq (Julianehåb) and Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen) as well as the village of Igaliku.
Sources
- Heinz Barüske (1990), Grönland: Kultur und Landschaft am Polarkreis (in German), Köln: DuMont, ISBN 3-7701-1544-9