Christian Søren Marcus Olrik Explained

Christian Søren Marcus Olrik
Office:Royal Inspector of North Greenland
Term Start:1846
Term End:1866
Predecessor:Nicolai Zimmer
Successor:Carl August Ferdinand Bolbroe
Birth Date:13 October 1815
Birth Place:Julianehåb, South Greenland
Death Place:Frederiksberg, Denmark
Nationality:Danish
Spouse:Sophie Agnes Møller
Margrethe Elisabeth Møller
Occupation:Zoologist, botanist, merchant, administrator

Christian Søren Marcus Olrik (13 October 1815 - 14 December 1870) was a Danish Greenlander professor, zoologist, botanist, and Royal Inspector of North Greenland.[1]

Biography

Olrik was born at Julianehåb, Greenland.He was the son of Vilhelm Mathias Olrik (1780-1833) and Lea Kirstine Geraae (1794-1828). He became a student at Borgerdydskolen in Copenhagen in 1833.He began his teaching career for the next nine years. He returned to Greenland and was appointed Inspector of the North in 1846 after his brother-in-law, Hans Peter Christian Møller (1810-45) had died in office. [2] During his tenure as inspector he encouraged the self-sufficiency of the Greenlandic economy and was a member of the Greenland Trade Commission. He held on to the position for 20 years before returning again to Copenhagen. He was a popular contact for scientific expeditions to Greenland, as he was a trained and experienced botanist.[3]

Olrik was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1856.[4]

Legacy

Olrik Fjord in NW Greenland was named after him.Three animal species are named after Olrik; a poacher, a tapeworm, and a leech.[5]

Personal life

He was married in 1846 to Sophie Møller (1820-1862). He was married in 1863 with Margrethe Elisabeth Møller (1812-1902) sister of his 1st wife.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christian Soren Marcus Olrik (1815-70), Inspector of North Greenland. The Royal Collection Trust . November 1, 2019.
  2. Web site: Christian Søren Marcus Olrik. Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Gyldendal . Finn Gad, H. Ostermann . November 1, 2019.
  3. http://denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Samfund,_jura_og_politik/Administration_og_ledelse/Inspekt%C3%B8r/Christian_S%C3%B8ren_Marcus_Olrik Biografie
  4. Web site: APS Member History. 2020-12-17. search.amphilsoc.org.
  5. http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/personetymol/petymol.no.html Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. N & O