Jørgen Nielsen Møller

Jørgen Nielsen Møller (17 November 1801 - 6 July 1862) was a Danish merchant, governor of Holsteinsborg (now Sisimiut) and Inspector of South Greenland.

Jørgen Nielsen Møller
Royal Inspector of South Greenland
In office
1856–1857
Preceded byCarl Peter Holbøll
Succeeded byHinrich Johannes Rink
Governor of Holsteinsborg
In office
1841–1856
Personal details
BornNovember 17, 1801
Skydebjerg, Denmark
DiedJuly 6, 1862 (age 60)
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
ChildrenSigne Rink
OccupationMerchant, sailor, lawyer

Biography

He was the son of Niels Jørgensen Møller and Karen Rasmusdatter. Møller studied law before working as an assistant in Nuuk, Qeqertarsuatsiaat, Paamiut, Aasiaat, Sisimiut and Qaqortoq. Møller served as Governor of Holsteinsborg for 13 years until he replaced the Inspector of South Greenland, Carl Peter Holbøll (1795-1856), who was lost at sea returning from Denmark in 1856. He served as Inspector until the following year, when his son-in-law, Hinrich Johannes Rink (1819–1893) replaced him.[1][2]

He was married to Antonette Ernestine Constance Tommerup (1813-91). His daughter was the noted Greenland-born ethnologist Signe Rink (1836–1909).[3]

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See also

References
  1. Eintrag im Biografisk Leksikon for Grønland
  2. "Hinrich Rink". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. "Signe Rink (1836 - 1909)". Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
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