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Frederick Albert Cook

Frederick Albert Cook was an American explorer, physician, and ethnographer, noted for his claim of having reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908. This was nearly a year before April 6, 1909, the date claimed by the American explorer Robert Peary, and the accounts were disputed for several years. His expedition did discover Meighen Island, the only discovery of an island in the American Arctic by a United States expedition.

After reviewing Cook's limited records, a commission of the University of Copenhagen ruled in December 1909 that he had not proven that he reached the pole. In 1911 Cook published a memoir of his expedition, continuing to assert their success. His 1906 account of having reached the summit of Denali has also been discredited.

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American explorer (1865-1940)

Born 10 June 1865
Died 5 August 1940

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  • Cover of: My Attainment of the Pole: Being the Record of the Expedition that First Reached the Boreal Center, 1907-1909, with Final Summary of the Polar Controversy

    Cover of edition myattainmentofpo00cookuoft Cover of edition cookexpedition00cookrich Cover of edition poleattainment00cookrich Cover of edition myattainmentofpo0000cook_v9a3 First published in 1911 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899: a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the South pole

    Cover of edition cu31924032358446 First published in 1900 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Return from the Pole

    First published in 1951 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Discovery of the North Pole: Dr. Frederick A. Cook's story of how he reached the North Pole April 21, 1908. & Commander Robert E. Peary's Discovery April 6, 1909. Introduction: General A.W. Greely, U.S.A.

    First published in 1909 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: To the top of the continent: discovery, exploration and adventure in sub-arctic Alaska. The first ascent of Mt. McKinley, 1903-1906

    First published in 1908 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Denali: deception, defeat, and triumph

    First published in 2001 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899: a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the South Pole

    First published in 1900 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Descubrimineto del Polo norte por el Dr. Federico A. Cook, celebre explorador norte-americano: con las controversias a que ha dado lugar entre dicho viajero y el Comandante Peary : versión española segun las noticias del periodico "The New York Herald" en el que se contiene el relato integro del viaje del Dr. Cook

    First published in 1909 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Through the first Antarctic night 1898-1899: a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the South Pole

    First published in 1998 — 1 edition
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Photo of Frederick Albert Cook

American explorer (1865-1940)

Born 10 June 1865
Died 5 August 1940

Subjects

Discovery and exploration, Belgian, Belgica (Ship), Cook, frederick albert, 1865-1940, Description and travel, Travel, 1865-1940, 1880-1954, Alaska, Alaska, description and travel, American, Antarctique, Belgica (Navire), Belgica (Vessel), Biography, Browne, Belmore,, Cook, Frederick Albert,, Discoveries in geography, Découverte et exploration, Découverte et exploration belges, Explorers, Expédition antarctique belge (1897-1899), Expédition antarctique belge, 1897-1899, Geophysics, Géophysique

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Arctic regions, Antarctica, Alaska, McKinley, Mount (Alaska), Mount McKinley, My. McKinley, North Pole

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Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940), Belmore Browne (1880-1954), Hudson Stuck (1863-1920), Robert E. Peary (1856-1920)

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
August 10, 2018 Edited by mountainaxe1 Edited without comment.
August 10, 2018 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