Arctic Profiles: Introduction

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Davis, Richard C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1982
• Subjects: Biographies; Expeditions; Explorers; History; Canadian Arctic; Arctic; Canada
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65384

. The following biographical sketches of men who have shaped our understanding of northern Canada are the first in a series that will run through the next dozen or more issues. . These profiles make no attempt to be exhaustive, nor are they encyclopedic in their approach to biography. . The pieces have been written by authors who have a sound familiarity with their biographical subjects; more important, I have searched for contributors who can make significant insights into the personalities of their subjects, and are able to do more than list biographical data that could be found elsewhere. .