Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen
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Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen was a Danish author, ethnologist, and Arctic explorer. He played a central role in early 20th-century exploration of Greenland, leading the Denmark Expedition, which mapped larg
Mylius-Erichsen, c. early 20th century
Jørgen Brønlund
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Jørgen Brønlund was a Greenlandic polar explorer, educator, and catechist. He participated in two Danish expeditions to Greenland in the early 20th century.
Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen
…and explored the great fiords of Danmark, Hagen, and Brønlund. Misled by existing maps, Mylius-Erichsen with Niels Peter Høeg Hagen and the Greenlander Jørgen Brønlund so prolonged his journey that a return to the ship that spring was impossible, and they were forced to spend the summer in the area of the Denmark Fjord…
Jørgen Brønlund
Jørgen Brønlund Medal 100th Birthday