EGEDE, i'ge'de, Hans, Danish missionary, termed the apostle of Greenland: b. Harstad, Norway, 1686;
many converts, established trade relations with Denmark and founded the colony of Godthaab. After spending 15 years in Greenland, amid innumerable discouragements, he returned in 1736 to Copenhagen, to make new exertions for the support of Christianity in that country. For this purpose a seminary was founded at which missionaries were trained for work in Greenland. He served as principal of this school for six years. The government ap pointed him director of the Greenland missions, and established his son Paul in the office of missionary there. His writings are in Danish, and relate to the natural history of Greenland, and his sufferings and adventures there.