Marius Sivertsen

Marius Kristian Peter Sivertsen (born July 23, 1906 in Ilulissat ; † 1987 ) was a Greenland fisherman , inventor and member of the Greenland Regional Council .

The fisherman Marius Sivertsen invented the glider in 1924 at the age of 18 , a fishing tackle that consists of a line with a sliding structure attached to the end and a variety of baits. He later became chairman of Den Kongelige Grønlandske Handel . In 1945 he was elected to the North Greenland State Council. In 1951 he was elected to the first National Council for all of Greenland. From 1955 to 1959 he was not a member, but then again from 1959 to 1963, and as a representative for Ricard Petersen at the first meeting in 1965.

He was an honorary citizen of Ilulissat and holder of the King Christian X and Queen Alexandrines Medal, which was presented to him by Jens Daugaard-Jensen .

He was the son of Karl Frederik Johannes Sivertsen and his wife Ellen Stine Johanne Augustine Gundel. He was a great-great-grandson of Peter Hanning Motzfeldt . He was married to Kattannguaq.

Individual evidence

^ Church records Ilulissat 1890-1909 I (Born boys p. 20)
↑ Erik Smidt: Hellefisken in the Tidsskriftet Grønland (12/1969)
↑ Glideren in the special edition of Atuagagdliutit of July 31, 1991
^ Church records Ilulissat 1890–1909 I (Married people, p. 117)

personal data
SURNAME	Sivertsen, Marius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sivertsen, Marius Kristian Peter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Greenland fisherman, inventor and councilor
DATE OF BIRTH	July 23, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ilulissat
DATE OF DEATH	1987

[1] Church records Ilulissat 1890-1909 I (Born boys p. 20)

[2] Erik Smidt: Hellefisken in the Tidsskriftet Grønland (12/1969)

[3] Glideren in the special edition of Atuagagdliutit of July 31, 1991

[4] Church records Ilulissat 1890–1909 I (Married people, p. 117)