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Harriman-Alaska-Expedition. Die Harriman-Alaska-Expedition war eine vom Großindustriellen Edward Henry Harriman organisierte Expedition zu den Küstengewässern Alaskas im Jahr 1899. Harriman charterte für die Reise das Schiff George W. Elder und lud namhafte Wissenschaftler sowie Freunde John Muir, Clinton Hart Merriam, Grove Karl ...
The Harriman Alaska expedition explored the coast of Alaska for two months from Seattle to Alaska and Siberia and back again in 1899. It was organized by wealthy railroad magnate Edward Harriman. Harriman brought with him an elite community of scientists, artists, photographers, and naturalists to explore and document the Alaskan coast.
Harriman Alaska expedition. In 1899, Harriman sponsored and accompanied a scientific expedition to catalog the flora and fauna of the Alaska coastline. Many prominent scientists and naturalists went on the expedition, aboard the luxuriously refitted 250-foot (76 m) steamer SS George W. Elder.
Die Harriman-Alaska-Expedition war eine vom Großindustriellen Edward Henry Harriman organisierte Expedition zu den Küstengewässern Alaskas im Jahr 1899.
Edward Henry Harriman (* 20. Februar 1848 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York; † 9. September 1909 in Orange County, New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Eisenbahnunternehmer ( rail baron ). Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Harrimans Alaska Expedition 1899. 2.1 Die Freundschaft mit John Muir. 3 Pressestimmen. 4 Literatur. 5 Einzelnachweise.
The Harriman Expedition. (1899) Click here for Harriman Expedition Collections. When Edward Harriman turned his 1899 family vacation into a two month foray into Alaska, he had no idea that the venture would result in the discovery of nine completely new species of algae and 240 species of plants.
Description. Originally proposed as a hunting expedition, Edward Harriman transformed his 1899 family vacation into a two month scientific exploring expedition to Alaska, with the advice of Clinton Hart Merriam, Chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey.
