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Gedenkstätte von John Rae im Magnusdom von Kirkwall, Mainland, Orkney. Grab von John Rae. John Rae (* 30. September 1813 in der Hall of Clestrain, in Orphir auf Mainland (Orkney); † 22. Juli 1893 in London) war ein schottischer Arktisforscher und Arzt.
John Rae FRS FRGS (Inuktitut: ᐊᒡᓘᑲ, ; 30 September 1813 – 22 July 1893) was a Scottish surgeon who explored parts of northern Canada. He was a pioneer explorer of the Northwest Passage. Rae explored the Gulf of Boothia, northwest of the Hudson Bay, from 1846 to 1847, and the Arctic coast near Victoria Island from 1848 to 1851.
3. Apr. 2024 · John Rae (born Sept. 30, 1813, near Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scot.—died July 22, 1893, London) was a physician and explorer of the Canadian Arctic. Rae studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh (1829–33).
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Learn about the life and achievements of John Rae, a Scottish doctor and explorer who mapped the Arctic coast and discovered the Northwest Passage. Find out how he was vilified by Lady Franklin for revealing the fate of the Franklin Expedition.
2. Jan. 2008 · John Rae, fur trader, explorer, surgeon, author (born 30 Sept 1813 in Orkney, Scotland; died 22 July 1893 in London, England). Rae was an expert doctor and outdoorsman known for surveying parts of the Canadian Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage, and for his 1854 reports on the Franklin Expedition 's fate.
A portrait of John Rae, a Scottish surgeon and explorer who surveyed arctic coastline and interior and brought news of John Franklin's voyage. The painting by Stephen Pearce, an English artist, is displayed at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
19. Okt. 2020 · John Rae was a surgeon from the Orkney Islands, an employee of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and an important nineteenth-century Arctic explorer. He is probably most famous for being the person who first found conclusive evidence concerning the tragic fate of the Franklin expedition to the North American Arctic, and he is sometimes ...
