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Knud Rasmussen

1879 - 1933

Greenlandic-Danish polar explorer and anthropologist. He has been called the "father of Eskimology" (now often known as Inuit Studies or Greenlandic and Arctic Studies) and was the first European to cross the Northwest Passage via dog sled.

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  • Cover of: Under Nordenvindens Svøbe

    First published in 1906 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Lapland

    First published in 1907 5 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The people of the Polar north: a record

    First published in 1908 11 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Eskimo folk-tales

    First published in 1921 12 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition cu31924028761389 Cover of edition eskimofolktales00rasmrich
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  • Cover of: Greenland by the Polar Sea: the story of the Thule expedition from Melville bay to Cape Morris Jesup

    First published in 1921 15 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition greenlandbypola00rasm
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  • Cover of: Intellectual culture of the Hudson bay Eskimos

    First published in 1929 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Eskimo poems from Canada and Greenland

    First published in 1930 4 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Observations on the intellectual culture of the Caribou Eskimos

    First published in 1930 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Netsilik Eskimos: social life and spiritual culture

    First published in 1931 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Knud Rasmussen's posthumous notes on east Greenland legends and myths

    First published in 1939 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Mackenzie Eskimos after Knud Rasmussen's posthumous notes

    First published in 1942 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Alaskan Eskimos as described in the posthumous notes of Knud Rasmussen

    First published in 1952 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Beyond the high hills: a book of Eskimo poems.

    First published in 1961 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition beyondhighhillsb00rasm Cover of edition beyondhighhillsb00rasm
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  • Cover of: The Arctic: an anthology

    First published in 2008 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Eskimos, Folklore, Inuit, Description and travel, Religion and mythology, Texts, Thule Expedition. (5th : 1921-24), Eskimo poetry, Inuit poetry, Legends, Religion, Translations from Eskimo, Translations into English, Canada, Canadian poetry, Civilisation, Collections, Culture, Descriptions et voyages, Discoveries in geography, Discovery and exploration, English poetry, Eskimo, Eskimo Folk songs, Eskimo Folklore
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Greenland, Arctic regions, Northwest Territories, Alaska, Arctic Ocean, Canada, Igloolik, Keewatin District, Mackenzie, Mackenzie district, North Pole, Polar Regions

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Alternative names

  • Knud J. Rasmussen
  • Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen
  • Knud J. V. Rasmussen
  • Knud 1879-1933 Rasmussen

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January 19, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
January 19, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris Add brief bio from Wikipedia
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
October 28, 2019 Edited by Tom Morris Remove "please see" AKA
June 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date