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.
Danish explorer and anthropologist
| Born | 1879 |
| Died | 1933 |
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×CloseGreenland by the Polar sea: the story of the Thule expedition from Melville Bay to cape Morris Jesup
First published in 1921 — 15 editions
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Danish explorer and anthropologist
| Born | 1879 |
| Died | 1933 |
Subjects
Eskimos, Folklore, Inuit, Eskimo languages, Discovery and exploration, Legends, Texts, Description and travel, Thule Expedition (5th : 1921-1924), Eskimo mythology, Religion, Religion and mythology, Thule Expedition, Eskimo poetry, Glossaries, vocabularies, Indians of North America, Juvenile literature, Thule Expedition (2nd : 1916-1918), Eskimo, Eskimo Folk songs, Eskimo Folklore, Tales, Thule Expedition. (5th : 1921-24), Translations into English, American languagesPlaces
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, Northwest Passage, Polar RegionsID Numbers
- OLID: OL18679A
- GoodReads: 215977
- ISNI: 0000000083562957
- IMDb: nm0711366
- Library of Congress Names: n79113859
- LibriVox: 12680
- Project Gutenberg: 33593
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): MILV050499
- VIAF: 10112523
- Wikidata: Q312769
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q312769
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Alternative names
- Knud J. Rasmussen
- Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen
- Knud J. V. Rasmussen
- Knud 1879-1933 Rasmussen