Holger Biilmann
Holger Biilmann (born June 20, 1797 on Tunø ; † August 6, 1864 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish merchant and inspector of Greenland .
Life
Holger Biilmann was the son of Pastor Morten Johansen Biilmann and his wife Jacobine Jacobsen. On December 19, 1836, in Grevinge , he married Johanne Elisabeth Laurine Bang (1815–1882), daughter of the consistorial councilor and pastor Lauritz Bang and his wife Elisabeth Vogt. The marriage resulted in only daughters, but he is the progenitor of the Biilmann family in Greenland through an illegitimate son.
Holger Biilmann was appointed assistant in Nuuk in 1822 . Only a year later he became an interim colonial administrator. In 1826 he was transferred to Maniitsoq . With the exception of a stay at home from 1835 to 1837, he stayed in Maniitsoq for almost a quarter of a century. In 1848 he represented Carl Peter Holbøll as inspector of South Greenland . From 1850 to 1852 he was colonial administrator in Qaqortoq and returned to Denmark in 1853. He later became cemetery attendant and councilor in Copenhagen before he died there in 1864 at the age of 67.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Biilmann, Holger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish merchant and inspector of Greenland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1797 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tunø |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1864 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |