J.B. Tyrrell (1858-1957)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Stewart, Hugh
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1983
• Subjects: Biographies; Canoeing; Expeditions; Explorers; Geological exploration; Geological Survey of Canada; Geology; History; Inland water navigation; Klondike Gold Rush; 1898; Rivers; Tyrrell; Joseph Burr; 1858-1957; Dinosaurs; Alberta; Hudson Bay; Middle North; Nunavut; Yukon; Arctic; Canada; Dubawnt Lake; Hudson
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65333

Great explorers are like great poets and great athletes. They often possess a kind of brilliance and genius that manifests itself early in life. Although J.B. Tyrrell lived for almost a century, he had completed his famous discoveries by the age of 36. . Tyrrell's first field seasons with the G...