, Greenland, in 1894, when he was captain of the steamer
Hvidbjørnen He was made commander in the
navy in 1899, was chief of the hydrographic bureau from 1899 to 1909, and became director of pilots in 1912. He became distinguished for his explorations, especially of the east coast of
Greenland. In 1876, he participated in
K. J. V. Steenstrup's
geological expedition to the
Julianehåb District. From 1883 to 1885 he led the
Umiak Expedition with
T. V. Garde, exploring the east coast of
Christian IX Land, as far as 66° 8' N using
umiak boats. The expedition encountered 11
Inuit communities, numbering 431 inhabitants, who were previously unknown to Europeans, and discovered five great ice fiords. For his explorations he received gold medals from the
Société de géographie, Paris (1891), and the
Danish Geographical Society (1895), and the
Danish Order of Merit (1909). The results and observations of the expeditions were published in
Den danske Konebaads-Expedition til Grønlands Østkyst 1883–85 (1889) and
Om de geografiske Forhold i dansk Østgrønland (1889). ==Posthumous honours==