Knud Rasmussen | |
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Kunuunnguaq | |
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| Born | Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen 7 June 1879 |
| Died | 21 December 1933 (aged 54) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nationality | Greenlandic–Danish |
| Known for | Polar exploration and eskimology |
| Spouse |
Dagmar Andersen (m. 1908) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology |
Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen[1] (/ˈræsmʊsən/; 7 June 1879 – 21 December 1933)[2] was a Greenlandic-Danish polar explorer and anthropologist. He has been called the "father of Eskimology"[3] (now often known as Inuit Studies or Greenlandic and Arctic Studies) and was the first European to cross the Northwest Passage via dog sled.[4] He remains well known in Greenland, Denmark and among Canadian Inuit.[5]
- ^ "Rasmussen, Knud | Inuit Literatures ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᒍᓯᖏᑦ Littératures inuites". inuit.uqam.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Knud Rasmussen at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ Jean Malaurie, 1982.
- ^ Alley, Sam. "Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen". Mankato: Minnesota State University. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Elizabeth Cruwys, 2003.