Erik Holtved
Dr. Erik Holtved (Greenlandic nickname: Erissuaq; translation: "Big Eric") (June 21, 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.
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| Alias (AKA) | Erissuaq (Big Eric) |
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| Birth date | June 21, 1899 |
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| Date of death | January 01, 1981 |
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| Title | Professor |