John Rae (1813–93): Explorer of the Canadian Arctic, the great pedestrian

Born and raised in the Orkney Islands, Dr John Rae joined the Hudson's Bay Company and rose to be Chief Factor. Unusually tough and intelligent, he explored much of northern Canada, mapping the north eastern shore and finding controversial evidence of the lost Franklin expedition of 1845. A tal...

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Published in:Journal of Medical Biography
Main Author: Loosmore, Brian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2009
Subjects:
History and Philosophy of Science
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Arctic
Canada
Rae
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jmb.2009.009062
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Summary:Born and raised in the Orkney Islands, Dr John Rae joined the Hudson's Bay Company and rose to be Chief Factor. Unusually tough and intelligent, he explored much of northern Canada, mapping the north eastern shore and finding controversial evidence of the lost Franklin expedition of 1845. A talented botanist, geologist, anthropologist and cartographer, he was northern Canada's most distinguished explorer.

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