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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: Knud Rasmussen's posthumous notes on east Greenland legends and myths

    First published in 1939 — 5 editions
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    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: Under Nordenvindens Svøbe

    First published in 1906 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Alaskan Eskimos as described in the posthumous notes of Knud Rasmussen

    First published in 1952 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Observations on the intellectual culture of the Caribou Eskimos

    First published in 1930 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Intellectual culture of the Hudson bay Eskimos

    First published in 1929 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Arctic: an anthology

    First published in 2008 — 1 edition
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We need a photo of Knud Rasmussen

Danish explorer and anthropologist

Born 1879
Died 1933

Subjects

Eskimos, Folklore, Inuit, Description and travel, Religion and mythology, Texts, Thule Expedition. (5th : 1921-24), Eskimo literature, 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 lore

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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

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