Ole Brandt

Andreas Martin Ole Jakob Brandt (born October 22, 1918 in Imerissoq ; † June 24, 1981 ) was a Greenlandic writer , translator , teacher and state councilor .

Ole Brandt passed his teaching exams at Grønland's seminarium . He then continued his education in Denmark and from then on worked as a teacher in Greenland. From 1955 to 1959 he was a member of the North Greenland State Council. He was also the chairman of the Greenlandic Writers' Association.

His best-known literary work is the Qooqa trilogy , which describes the Greenlandic hunting society in the first half of the 18th century. He also wrote novellas and translated Danish works into Greenlandic.

He was the son of Jens Thomas Karl Brandt (1884–?) And his wife Margrethe Kathrine Kristiane Frederiksen (1886–?). Ole Brandt died on June 24, 1981 and was buried in Aasiaat .

The Ole Brandtip Aqqutaa in Nuuk was named in his honor.

Individual evidence

↑ Church registers Qeqertarsuaq 1903–1937 (Born boys p. 14)
↑ Ole Brandt (1918-1981) at litteraturpriser.dk
↑ Biography in Dansk biografisk leksikon
↑ Church registers Aasiaat 1903-1911 (Married people, p. 143)
↑ Ole Brandt buried in the Atuagagdliutit of July 2, 1981

personal data
SURNAME	Brandt, Ole
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Brandt, Andreas Martin Ole Jakob (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Greenlandic writer, translator, teacher and councilor
DATE OF BIRTH	October 22, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH	Imerissoq
DATE OF DEATH	June 24, 1981

[1] Church registers Qeqertarsuaq 1903–1937 (Born boys p. 14)

[2] Ole Brandt (1918-1981) at litteraturpriser.dk

[3] Biography in Dansk biografisk leksikon

[4] Church registers Aasiaat 1903-1911 (Married people, p. 143)

[5] Ole Brandt buried in the Atuagagdliutit of July 2, 1981