- [Henry M. Dater (b. February 28, 1909, Brooklyn, New York-d. June 26, 1974, Washington, D.C.), U.S. Navy historian, chronicler of the United States' operations in Antarctica.]
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- Dater, Harry, 1909-1974
- Dater, H. M., 1909-1974
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1909-02-28
Death Date
- 1974-06-26
Has Affiliation
- Organization: United States. Navy
Has Affiliation
- Organization: United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Has Affiliation
- Organization: United States. Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Has Affiliation
- Organization: United States. Antarctic Projects Office
Has Affiliation
- Organization: United States. Naval Support Force, Antarctica
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Operation Deep Freeze
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Kent State University
Birth Place
- Brooklyn (N.Y.)
Field of Activity
Occupation
male
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Sources
- found: American Geographical Society of New York. History of Antarctic exploration and scientific investigation, 1975:t.p. (text by Henry M. Dater)
- found: Henry M. Dater Collection, 1960-1974:(U.S. naval historian of Antarctic exploration) - https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18501254
- found: Wikipedia.org, July 14, 2015(Mount Dater; prominent flat-topped coastal mountain which is marked by distinctive rock spurs and steep cliffs, rising to 1,200 metres south of Mill Inlet on the Foyn Coast of Graham Land; named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Henry M. Dater, 1909-1974, a U.S. Navy Historian who was a member of the U.S. Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names from 1969-1972 and the chairman during 1973 and 1974) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Dater
- found: Wikipedia.org, July 14, 2015(Dater Glacier; named after Henry M. Dater, a historian on the staff of the U.S. Antarctic Projects Officer and the U.S. Naval Support Force Antarctica) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dater_Glacier
- found: New York Times via ProQuest.com, July 14, 2015:obituary, June 27, 1974 (Dr. Henry M. Dater, historian and principal chronicler of United States Antarctic operations since their beginning in 1947, died yesterday in Washington, 65 years old; native of Brooklyn; Yale graduate, B.A. 1931, and Ph.D. 1936, in history; from 1936 to 1943, he was associated with Kent State University, where he became an associate professor of history; joined the Navy in 1943 and served in Washington until 1946 ... released as a lieutenant commander, then rejoined the Navy as a civilian employee and remained with it until his death; was chief of the aviation and research section in the Office of Chief of Naval Operations ... tours of duty in the Office of the Secretary of Defense; staff historian and officer in charge of United States Antarctic programs; historian of the Antarctic Projects Office and chief of the history and research division, Naval Support Force Antarctica; authored books on Antarctica; honorary member of the Antarctican Society)
- found: Washington Post via ProQuest.com, July 14, 2015:obituary, June 28, 1974 (Dr. Henry M. Dater; naval historian; also Harry Dater; U.S. Navy historian for Operation Deep Freeze; died Wednesday in Washington, D.C.; had been chief of the history and research division of the U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, since 1965; born Brooklyn, New York)
- found: SSDI via Ancestry.com, July 14, 2015(Henry Dater; b. Feb. 28, 1909; d. June 1974; last residence: Washington, D.C.)
- found: OCLC, Jan. 25, 2016(hdgs.: Dater, Henry M.; Dater, Henry M., 1909-; Dater, Henry Murray, 1909-; usage: Henry M. Dater; H. M. Dater)
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Change Notes
- 1986-09-22: new
- 2016-01-26: revised
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