David Kristiansen

Samuel Johan Lars David Kristiansen (born August 31, 1903 in Kangersuatsiaq , † January 8, 1950 in Upernavik ) was a Greenland councilor .

David Kristiansen was the son of the hunter Karl Ole Peter Kristiansen (1880–1913) and his wife Alene Marie Abigael Karlsen (1881–?). He was a cousin of Knud Kristiansen (1918–1989). David Kristiansen was a well-known hunter in the entire area, best known for his flair for good fishing grounds and who shared this knowledge with his colleagues. On the side he brought the mail from Upernavik to Uummannaq . From 1933 to 1938 he was a member of the National Council of North Greenland . He died in Upernavik Hospital in early 1950, leaving behind his wife and daughter.

Individual evidence

^ Entry in the genealogy database of the museum in Upernavik
↑ ^a ^b Storfanger død in Grønlandsposten from January 16, 1950
↑ 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) ).

personal data
SURNAME	Kristiansen, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kristiansen, Samuel Johan Lars David (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Greenland Provincial Council
DATE OF BIRTH	August 31, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kangersuatsiaq
DATE OF DEATH	January 8, 1950
Place of death	Upernavik

[1] Entry in the genealogy database of the museum in Upernavik

[atua-2] Storfanger død in Grønlandsposten from January 16, 1950

[3] 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) ).