Ludvig Fasting

Ludvig Fasting (1789–1863) was a Danish professor, administrator, soldier, and explorer who served as Inspector of North Greenland between 1828 and 1843.

Ludvig Fasting
Royal Inspector of North Greenland
In office
1828–1843
Preceded byCarl Peter Holbøll
Succeeded byHans Peter Christian Møller
Personal details
Born21 June 1789
Skørringe Sogn, Lolland, Denmark
Died24 November 1863
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
OccupationTeacher, administrator, soldier

During his 15-year tenure as Inspector of North Greenland he campaigned for economic and health development within the colony, and attempted to unify the Danes and the Greenlandic Inuit through the use of both Danish and Greenlandic in his dispatches. [1]

In 1843 he resigned due to poor health and returned to mainland Denmark.

His nephew was the esteemed painter Johannes Fasting Wilhjelm.

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