Brian Sagar (1927-1990)
Brian Sagar, African and arctic traveller, died of cancer on 12 January 1990. A member of the Arctic Institute of North America, he ended his life a world away from the town of Colne in Lancashire, England, where he was born in 1927. At the time of his death Brian was Associate Professor of Geograph...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64665 2023-05-15T14:19:13+02:00 Brian Sagar (1927-1990) Lotz, Jim 1990-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64665 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64665/48579 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64665 ARCTIC; Vol. 43 No. 2 (1990): June: 99–200; 199-200 1923-1245 0004-0843 Biographies Expeditions Glaciology Geography Sagar Brian 1927-1990 Ellesmere Island Nunavut Baffin Island info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion obituary 1990 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:48Z Brian Sagar, African and arctic traveller, died of cancer on 12 January 1990. A member of the Arctic Institute of North America, he ended his life a world away from the town of Colne in Lancashire, England, where he was born in 1927. At the time of his death Brian was Associate Professor of Geography at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. . A quiet, meticulous man, Brian Sagar was a boon companion in the tent and on the trail, never short of ideas, perceptive observations and anecdotes. . Brian never made any spectacular scientific discoveries or published the ultimate paper in his chosen field. He simply did his job and his duty to others, enriching the lives of all those he met with his words and his compassion. His sometimes sardonic sense of humour and broad grin masked a man of deep thought, who never took himself seriously, but who cared passionately for others and for the earth. . he has left in the hearts and minds of all who knew him an undying memory of a decent, honest man who lived his life to the fullest. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Institute of North America Arctic Baffin Island Baffin Ellesmere Island Nunavut The Arctic Institute University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Baffin Island Ellesmere Island Nunavut Traveller ENVELOPE(-48.533,-48.533,61.133,61.133) ARCTIC 43 2 |
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Brian Sagar, African and arctic traveller, died of cancer on 12 January 1990. A member of the Arctic Institute of North America, he ended his life a world away from the town of Colne in Lancashire, England, where he was born in 1927. At the time of his death Brian was Associate Professor of Geography at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. . A quiet, meticulous man, Brian Sagar was a boon companion in the tent and on the trail, never short of ideas, perceptive observations and anecdotes. . Brian never made any spectacular scientific discoveries or published the ultimate paper in his chosen field. He simply did his job and his duty to others, enriching the lives of all those he met with his words and his compassion. His sometimes sardonic sense of humour and broad grin masked a man of deep thought, who never took himself seriously, but who cared passionately for others and for the earth. . he has left in the hearts and minds of all who knew him an undying memory of a decent, honest man who lived his life to the fullest. |
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