Erik Holtved

Erik Holtved
Born21 June 1899
Fredericia, Denmark
Died24 May 1981 (1981-05-25) (aged 81)
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Other names"Erissuaq" ("Big Eric")
EducationUniversity of Copenhagen
OccupationEthnologist
Known forFirst university-trained ethnologist to study Greenland's Inughuit
TitleProfessor
PredecessorWilliam Thalbitzer
SpouseJoko Holtved

Dr. Erik Holtved (Greenlandic nickname: Erissuaq; translation: "Big Eric") (21 June 1899 in Fredericia, Denmark – 1981 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Danish artist, archaeologist, linguist, and ethnologist. He was the first university-trained ethnologist to study the Inughuit, the northernmost Greenlandic Inuit.[1]

  1. ^ Malaurie, Jean (2003). Ultima Thulé: explorers and natives of the polar North. W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 323–325. ISBN 0-393-05150-1.