Nicolai Zimmer

Nicolai Zimmer
Royal Inspector of North Greenland
In office
1845–1846
Preceded byHans Peter Christian Møller
Succeeded byChristian Søren Marcus Olrik
Personal details
Born25 January 1810
Veggerby, Denmark
Died31 May 1894 (1894-06-01) (aged 84)
Frederiksberg, Denmark
OccupationMerchant, administrator

Nicolai Zimmer (1810-1894) was the Danish Inspector of North Greenland from 1845 to 1846. He studied law in Aalborg from 1829, and moved to Greenland in 1842, before being appointed inspector.[1]

His mother Elisabeth was the granddaughter of Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, through his illegitimate daughter Frederikke. Zimmer's wife Karen was half Greenlandic Inuit.


See also

References

  1. ^ Eintrag im Biografisk Leksikon for Grønland