Thue Christiansen Explained

Thue Christiansen
Birth Date:February 25, 1940
Birth Place:Maamorilik, Greenland
Death Place:Hals, Denmark
Nationality:Greenlandic
Occupation:Teacher, visual artist, politician

Thue Christiansen (25 February 1940 – 26 June 2022) was a Greenlandic teacher, visual artist, and politician. Christiansen is best known as the designer of the current flag of Greenland, which was adopted on 21 June 1985.[1] A trained teacher, Christiansen was elected to the Inatsisartut for Siumut in 1979 when Greenland was granted home rule. He was the Greenlandic Minister of Culture and Education from 1979 until 1983.[2]

Christiansen died on 26 June 2022, at his home in Hals, Denmark.[3] He was 82.

Notes and References

  1. News: Greenland's flag . . 8 May 2012.
  2. Book: Dennis . Yvonne Wakim . Native American Almanac: More Than 50,000 Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenous Peoples . Hirschfelder . Arlene . Flynn . Shannon Rothenberger . 18 April 2016 . Visible Ink Press . 978-1-57859-607-2 . en.
  3. News: Veirum . Thomas Munk . 26 June 2022 . Skaberen af Erfalasorput er sovet ind . . 26 June 2022.