Christian Klengenberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Danish whaler, trapper, and trader
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Place of Birth: Svendborg, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
About Christian Klengenberg
- Christian Klengenberg Jorgensen (Danish: Christian Klengenberg Jørgensen) (21 December 1869 – 4 May 1931), was a Danish whaler, trapper, and trader, active for 34 years in Alaska (Point Hope and Barrow) and Northern Canada (Herschel Island, the Coronation Gulf, and Victoria Island).
- He is notable for opening trade routes to the Copper Inuit territory.
- Klengenberg is also credited with the discovery of Blond Eskimo and recounting his experience to the anthropologist Vilhjalmur Stefansson who went on to publish about their existence.
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