Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857
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Birth Date
- 1820-02-28
Death Date
- 1857-02-16
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 1842
- Organization: University of Pennsylvania. School of Medicine
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1843
- Organization: United States. Navy
Has Affiliation
- Organization: United States. Marine Corps
Birth Place
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
(lcsh) Explorers--Arctic regions
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Sources
- found: Peters, R. Kane, 1985:CIP t.p. (Kane) galley (Elisha Kent Kane)
- found: LC data base, 6/14/85(hdg.: Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857; usage: Elisha Kent Kane; Elisha K. Kane)
- found: Wikipedia, website viewed 7 December 2011(Elisha Kent Kane; b. February 28, 1820, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; d. February 16, 1857, Havana, Cuba; medical officer in the United States Navy; member of 2 arctic expeditions to rescue the explorer Sir John Franklin; graduated from University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1842; Assistant Surgeon in the Navy on 14 Sep 1843; served in the United States Marine Corps during Mexican/American War; Medical officer of the Grinnell Arctic expedition of 1850-1851; leader of the Second Grinnell expedition that left New York 31 May 1853--returned to New York 11 October 1855; wrote two volume book called "Arctic Explorations.")
- found: LAC internal file, October 3, 2019(heading: Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857)
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Change Notes
- 1985-06-19: new
- 2019-10-18: revised
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