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Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Vilhjalmur Stefansson (Icelandic: Vilhjálmur Stefánsson) (November 3, 1879 – August 26, 1962) was an Icelandic American Arctic explorer and ethnologist. He was born in Manitoba, Canada, and died at the age of 82.

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Canadian-born explorer (1879–1962)

Born 1879
Died 1962

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  • Cover of: New compass of the world, a symposium on political geography

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  • Cover of: The Adventure of Wrangel Island. Written ... with the collaboration of John Irvine Knight, upon the diary of whose son, Errol Lorne Knight, the narrative is mainly based. [With plates and a map.].

    First published in 1925 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Letters written during the late voyage of discovery in the Western Arctic Sea

    First published in 1821 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Discovery: the autobiography of Vilhjalmur Stefansson.

    First published in 1964 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Mitt liv med eskimaaerna.

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  • Cover of: My life with the Eskimo

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  • Cover of: Northwest to fortune: the search of Western man for a commercially practical route to the Far East

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Canadian-born explorer (1879–1962)

Born 1879
Died 1962
Subjects
Eskimos, Social life and customs, Inuit, Description and travel, Meat, Pemmican, Discovery and exploration, Nutrition, Explorers, History, Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918), Discoveries in geography, Travel, Truth, Arctic regions, Cancer, Commerce, Diet, Geography, Geopolitics, Hunting, Missions, Religion, Aeronautics, Biography
Places
Arctic regions, Canada, Iceland, Arctic Regions, Greenland, Northwest Territories, Wrangel Island (Russia), Alaska, Arctique, Australia, North America, Northern Canada, Northwest Passage, Polar regions, Vermont
People
Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879-1962), Beatty Balestier, Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), Horatio Richmond Marsh (1874-1948), John Rae (1813-1893)
Time
1918-

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
February 8, 2020 Edited by mountainaxe1 Edited without comment.
February 8, 2020 Edited by mountainaxe1 Added new photo
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import