Aron of Kangeq, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aron of Kangeq

Greenlandic artist

Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1822

Place of Birth: Kangeq, Sermersooq

Date of Death: 12-Mar-1869

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Aron of Kangeq (born in Kangeq on April 9, 1822; died March 12, 1869) was a Greenland Inuit hunter, painter, and oral historian.
His woodcuts and watercolors are noted for their depiction of Inuit culture and history, and the often violent encounters between Inuit and Danish colonizers.
His storytelling is known to children's literature in Greenland.