John Franklin

John Franklin

male, deceased (1847)
explorer, officer, knight, British, Explorer of Australia, Explorer of the Arctic…arctic, CanadianArctic
Rear Admiral Sir John Franklin FRGS (April 15, 1786 - June 11, 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer who mapped almost two...
Otto Sverdrup

Otto Sverdrup

male, deceased (1930)
Buøy, Buøya, Bindal, Kolvereid, Nærøy, trio…CanadianArctic, arctic, Explorer of the Arctic
Otto Neumann Sverdrup was a native of Bindal, Nordland county, Norway, known for his achievements within the areas of Arctic science and...
Frederick Schwatka

Frederick Schwatka

male, deceased (1892)
from Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Polish-American, memoirist, Explorer of Canada, officer, bar association…Explorer of the Arctic, Canadian North, CanadianArctic
Frederick Schwatka was a US Army officer and an explorer of the Canadian North. He was born at Galena, Ill. in a Polish-American family (origin...
Richard Harrington

Richard Harrington

male, deceased (2005)
photographer, German, Officer of the Order of Canada, museum of modern art, Canadian, smithsonian institution…CanadianArctic
Richard Harrington, O.C. (February 24 1911-October 11 2005) was a Canadian photographer. He is best known for his photographs taken in the Canadian...

Yves Fortier

male, 95 years old
Geologist, Yves Oscar Fortier, Geological Survey of Canada, FRSC, Royal Society of Canada, Order of Canada…Canadian, CanadianArctic
Yves Oscar Fortier OC FRSC (born January 1, 1914) is a Canadian geologist. He was the director of the Geological Survey of Canada from 1964 to...
Jack C. Haldeman II

Jack C. Haldeman II

male, deceased (2002)
Johns Hopkins University alumni, From Gainesville, Florida, University of Oklahoma alumni, Environmental engineering, University of Oklahoma, whale…CanadianArctic
Jack Carroll "Jay" Haldeman II (December 18, 1941 - January 1, 2002) was an American biologist and science-fiction writer. He was the older brother...