Albrecht Josefsen
Albrecht Josef Ananias Lars Mikael Josefsen (born March 20, 1857 in Maniitsoq , † November 11, 1921 in Niaqornat ) was a Greenlandic catechist and councilor .
Albrecht Josefsen was the son of Enok Esra and his wife Sara Maria. His great-nephew was the fisherman of the same name and Provincial Councilor Alibak Josefsen (1925–1987).
Albrecht was born in Maniitsoq in South Greenland , but later moved to North Greenland , where he worked as a catechist in Niaqornat. From 1911 to 1916 he was a member of the first North Greenland State Council. He died in Niaqornat in 1921 at the age of 64, presumably of a heart attack.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Church records Maniitsoq 1857–1864 (Born boys p. 2)
- ↑ a b c Church records Uummannaq 1915–1921 (Dead Men, p. 186)
- ↑ Axel Kjær Sørensen: Denmark-Greenland in the Twentieth Century (= Meddelelser om Grønland . Man and Society. 34). Danish Polar Center, Copenhagen 2006, ISBN 87-90369-89-0 , ( digital copy (PDF; 3.35 MB) ).
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SURNAME | Josefsen, Albrecht |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Josefsen, Albrecht Josef Ananias Lars Mikael (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greenland Provincial Council |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1857 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Maniitsoq |
DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1921 |
Place of death | Niaqornat |