Kristoffer Lynge

Kristoffer Lynge (1894-1967) was a Greenlandic journalist, writer and politician.

Kristoffer Lynge
Member of the National Council for South Greenland
In office
1922–1926
Personal details
Born(1894-11-26)26 November 1894
Nuuk, South Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Died19 September 1967(1967-09-19) (aged 72)
Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark
NationalityGreenlandic
ChildrenFinn Lynge
OccupationJournalist, Writer, Politician

Media and journalism career

From 1922-1952 Lynge served as editor of the Greenlandic newspaper Atuagagdliutit[1] Lynge was also involved in Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa and wrote several books on Greenlandic legends as well as translating works from Danish to Greenlandic[2]

Political career

From 1922–1926, Lynge served as a Member of the National Council for South Greenland. He later served as a district councillor from 1932–1945. He served as a member of the Greenland Commission which was appointed by the provincial government in 1948 to "address the problems of social, political, cultural, and administrative development in Greenland and make proposals for future arrangements in these areas". The Commission ultimately produced a six-volume 1,100 page report[3]

References
  1. Encyclopedia of the Arctic, Mark Nuttall, pg 1184
  2. http://denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Medier/Journalist/Kristoffer_Lynge
  3. Denmark-Greenland in the Twentieth Century, Axel Kjær Sørensen, pg 101
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