Johan Knudsen

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Johan Pavia Morten Jeremias Knudsen (born April 13, 1922 in Narsaq , † October 25, 1973 in the sea near Utoqqarmiut ) was a Greenland state councilor .

Johan Knudsen was the son of Karnis Andreas Emanuel Knudsen and his wife Kristine Marie Kirsten Karen Motzfeldt. Through his mother he was a descendant of Peter Hanning Motzfeldt . In 1959 the merchant Knudsen was elected to the council of the municipality of Narsaq for the first time . In 1963 he was chairman of the municipal council. In 1967 he stood for election to the regional council, but was defeated by Erik Egede . In 1971 he started again; this time he succeeded in entering the national council. He died during his tenure in a helicopter crash on October 25, 1973, six kilometers north of Utoqqarmiut . He and Jørgen Poulsen , who was also killed , were replaced by Hendrik Nielsen and Lars Godtfredsen .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Church registers Qaqortoq 1916–1927 (Born boys p. 23)
  2. ↑ Grønlands nye kommunalbestyrelser in the Atuagagdliutit of July 2, 1959
  3. ↑ Planner om at bygge et fritidshjem i Narssaĸ in the Atuagagdliutit of July 4, 1963
  4. ^ Election results of the 1967 regional council elections in the Atuagagdliutit of May 1, 1967
  5. ^ Election results of the regional council election 1971 in the Atuagagdliutit of April 29, 1971
  6. ↑ 15 dræbt ved helikopterstyrt in the Atuagagdliutit of November 8, 1973
personal data
SURNAME Knudsen, Johan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Knudsen, Johan Pavia Morten Jeremias (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greenland Provincial Council
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Narsaq
DATE OF DEATH October 25, 1973
Place of death Sea at Utoqqarmiut