Peary expedition to Greenland of 1891–1892
The Peary expedition to Greenland of 1891–1892 was an expedition undertaken by the American explorer Robert Peary to determine whether Greenland was an island or a peninsula of the North Pole.[1]
History
[edit]Peary sailed from Brooklyn, New York, on June 6, 1891 aboard the SS Kite.[1] Josephine Diebitsch Peary, his wife, was aboard, making her the first woman to go on an arctic expedition.[1]
An expedition to find Peary was organized by the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1892.[1]
Crew
[edit]Peary's crew consisted of the following people:[2][3]
- Dr. Frederick Albert Cook, surgeon and ethnologist
- John M. Verhoeff, mineralogist and meteorologist
- Langdon Gibson, ornithologist
- Matthew Alexander Henson, Eivind Astrup
- Josephine Diebitsch Peary, who was Peary's wife
- He was accompanied by Professors Benjamin Sharp and J. F. Holt, both zoologists from the academy.
- William E. Hughes, ornithologist
- Dr. Robert N. Keely, Jr., surgeon
- Levi Walter Mengel, entomologist
- Alexander C. Kenealy, correspondent of the New York Herald
- Frazer Ashhurst and W. H. Burk
The relief expedition comprised:
- Angelo Heilprin, curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences,
- Henry G. Bryant
- Jackson M. Mills, surgeon
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Peary Relief Expedition. The Miranda Sails with the Party Bound for Greenland". New York Times. June 28, 1892. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
The Peary relief expedition, which was organized by the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences to search for the Greenland exploring, party, yesterday sailed for St. John's, N.F., on board the Red Cross steamship Miranda. The party is in charge of Prof. Angelo Heilprin, with Henry G. Bryant as second in command.
- ↑ "Peary Greenland Expeditions, 1891-1892". Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ↑ William J. Mills (2003). Exploring polar frontiers: a historical encyclopedia. ISBN 9781576074220.
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