Kane, Elisha Kent

Kane, Elisha Kent

▪ American explorer
born Feb. 3, 1820, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.
died Feb. 16, 1857, Havana, Cuba

      American physician and Arctic explorer who in 1850 led an unsuccessful expedition to northwestern Greenland to search for the British explorer Sir John Franklin (Franklin, Sir John), missing since 1845.

      Educated as a physician, Kane became a naval surgeon in 1843. After the Arctic search for Franklin, he made plans for his own attempt to find Franklin and also to establish whether or not there was an open sea around the North Pole. Leaving New York City on May 31, 1853, he sailed aboard the Advance to northwestern Greenland and entered the sea now called Kane Basin. The ship became icebound, but the party accomplished much geographic, meteorologic, geologic, and other scientific research, though none of Franklin's crew was found nor was an open polar sea discovered. Kane and his men suffered from scurvy and other ills and hardships during two winters. In May 1855 they abandoned the Advance and began an 83-day journey overland to Upernavik, Greenland. Found by a relief expedition, they returned to New York City in October 1855. In 1856 Kane published Arctic Explorations; The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, in the Years 1853, '54, '55.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • KANE, ELISHA KENT —    an American explorer, born in Philadelphia; bred to medicine; became a surgeon in the navy; acquired a taste for adventure; from his experiences in such accompanied, in 1850, the first Grinnell expedition to the Arctic seas, and commanded the… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Elisha Kent Kane — Elisha Kane Elisha Kane Elisha Kent Kane (28 février 1820 16 février 1857) était un médecin américain de la United States Navy. Il a été membre de deux expéditions dans l Arctique pour retrouve …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Elisha Kent Kane — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Elisha Kent Kane Cirujano Asistente Elisha Kent Kane (Grabado de T. Pillsbrown, según un daguerrotipo de Brady (década …   Wikipedia Español

  • Elisha Kent Kane — (* 3. Februar 1820 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; † 16. Februar 1857 in Havanna, Kuba) war ein US amerikanischer Forscher, Entdecker und Arzt. Elisha Kent Kane Nach abgeschlossenem Medizinstudium an der …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Elisha Kane — Elisha Kent Kane (28 février 1820 16 février 1857) était un médecin américain de la United States Navy, scientifique et explorateur. Il a été membre de la première expédition (1850) dans l Arctique pour retrouver …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Elisha Kane — Elisha Kent Kane (28 February 1820 ndash; 16 February 1857) was a medical officer in the United States Navy during the first half of the 19th century. He was a member of two Arctic expeditions to rescue the explorer Sir John Franklin. Life and… …   Wikipedia

  • Kane — bezeichnet: Kāne (Mann), den höchsten hawaiischen Gott Kane (Band), eine niederländische Rockband Kane (Wrestler) (Glen Thomas Jacobs; * 1967), US amerikanischer Wrestler Christian Kane, eine amerikanische Band Kane ist der Name folgender antiker …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kane [3] — Kane (spr. Kehn), Elisha Kent, geb. 3. Febr. 1822: in Philadelphia, studirte auf der Pennsylvania Medical University Medicin, trat in die Marine der Vereinigten Staaten Nordamerika s als Hülfschirurg ein u. wurde 1844 der ersten amerikanischen… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Elisha — (v. hebr. Elischa) ist ein Vorname. Weibliche Namensträger Elisha Cuthbert (* 1982), kanadische Schauspielerin Männliche Namensträger Elisha Abas (* 1971), israelischer Pianist Elisha Cook (1903 1995), US amerikanischer Schauspieler Elisha Graves …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kane — (spr. kēn), Elisha Kent, berühmter nordamerikan. Polarfahrer, geb. 3. Febr. 1820 in Philadelphia, gest 16. Febr. 1857 in Havana, ging 1844 als Arzt der nordamerikanischen Gesandtschaft nach China, besuchte die Philippinen, Ostindien, Ägypten,… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”