Hans Hendrik

Hans Hendrik
Suersaq
Hendrik in 1883
Born(1832-06-02)2 June 1832
Died11 August 1889(1889-08-11) (aged 57)
NationalityGreenlandic
Known forArctic exploration
Expeditions

Hans Hendrik (Greenlandic: Suersaq; 2 June 1832 – 11 August 1889) was a Kalaallit interpreter, Arctic explorer, and the first Inuk to publish an account of his travels. He was born in the southern settlement of Fiskenæsset.[1]

  1. ^ Hendrik, H. (1878). Memoirs of Hans Hendrik. London: Trubner & Co. OCLC 1048791295.