John Rae

  • male, deceased (1893)
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John Rae (September 30, 1813 - July 22, 1893) was a Scottish explorer of Canada's Arctic. Rae was born at the Hall of Clestrain in the parish of Orphir in the Orkney Islands. After studying medicine at Edinburgh he went into the service of the Hudson's Bay Company as a doctor. He accepted a post as surgeon at Moose Factory, Ontario and remained there for ten years. Wikipedia
Born:
September 30, 1813
Died:
July 22, 1893
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  • Scotsman.com Heritage &...

    Documents from John Rae's North America travels.
    heritage.scotsman.com/people.cfm?id=1051142006&format=print

  • Biography at the Dictionary...

    John Raes father was the local agent for the Hudsons Bay Company in Orkney.
    www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=40508

  • Orkneyjar - Dr John Rae -...

    John Rae is undoubtedly one of Orkneys greatest unsung heroes.
    www.orkneyjar.com/history/historicalfigures/johnrae/

  • Wikipedia

    The definitive Wikipedia entry for John Rae. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rae_(explorer)

  • Wikipedia

    The definitive Wikipedia entry for John Rae. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rae_%28explorer%29

  • Scotsman.com Heritage &...

    Documents from John Rae's North America travels.
    heritage.scotsman.com/people.cfm?id=1051142006&format...