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Knud Rasmussen

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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Danish explorer and anthropologist

Born 1879
Died 1933

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  • Cover of: Greenland by the Polar sea: the story of the Thule expedition from Melville Bay to cape Morris Jesup

    Cover of edition greenlandbypolar00rasm First published in 1921 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: The people of the Polar north: a record

    First published in 1908 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Eskimo folk-tales

    Cover of edition eskimofolktales00rasmrich Cover of edition cu31924028761389 First published in 1921 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Beyond the high hills: a book of Eskimo poems.

    Cover of edition beyondhighhillsb00rasm Cover of edition beyondhighhillsb00rasm First published in 1961 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Intellectual culture of the Copper Eskimos

    First published in 1932 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Eskimo Folk-Tales

    First published in 2018 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: People of the Polar North: A Record

    First published in 2018 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Knud Rasmussen's posthumous notes on east Greenland legends and myths

    First published in 1939 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Across Arctic America: Narrative of the Fifth Thule Expedition

    First published in 1927 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Lapland

    First published in 1907 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Netsilik Eskimos: social life and spiritual culture

    First published in 1931 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Mackenzie Eskimos after Knud Rasmussen's posthumous notes

    First published in 1942 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Eskimo poems from Canada and Greenland

    First published in 1930 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Intellectual culture of the Iglulik Eskimos

    First published in 1929 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Knud Rasmussen's posthumous notes on the life and doings of the east Greenlanders in olden times

    First published in 1938 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Under Nordenvindens Svøbe

    First published in 1906 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: In der Heimat des Polarmenschen; Die Zweite Thule-Expedition, 1916-18. Mit 76 Bunten Einfarbigen Abbildungen und 10 Karten

    First published in 1922 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A Journey to the Arctic.

    First published in 1967 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Min rejsedagbog: første Thule ekspedition 1912 /Knud Rasmussen ; udgivet ved John Andersen

    First published in 1915 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Across Arctic America: narrative of the Fifth Thule Expedition

    First published in 1927 — 3 editions
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Danish explorer and anthropologist

Born 1879
Died 1933

Subjects

Eskimos, Folklore, Inuit, Eskimo languages, Legends, Religion, Texts, Discovery and exploration, Religion and mythology, Thule Expedition, Description and travel, Glossaries, vocabularies, Indians of North America, Juvenile literature, Thule Expedition (5th : 1921-1924), Eskimo, Eskimo Folk songs, Eskimo poetry, Thule Expedition. (5th : 1921-24), American languages, Arctic regions, discovery and exploration, Caribou Eskimos, Discoveries in geography, Eskimo Folklore, Eskimo literature

Places

Greenland, Arctic regions, Alaska, Northwest Territories, Hudson Bay Region, Mackenzie, Arctic Ocean, Arctic regions of North America and Greenland, Canada, Denmark, Igloolik, Keewatin District, Mackenzie district, North Pole, Polar Regions

People

Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933), Eric the Red (active 985)

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Alternative names

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

History

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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
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import