| LC control no. | n 85049238 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Arctic regions |
| Birth date | 1820-02-28 |
| Death date | 1857-02-16 |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Havana (Cuba) |
| Field of activity | Medicine Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration |
| Affiliation | University of Pennsylvania. School of Medicine United States. Navy United States. Marine Corps |
| Profession or occupation | Physicians Explorers--Arctic regions |
| Found in | Peters, R. Kane, 1985: CIP t.p. (Kane) galley (Elisha Kent Kane) LC data base, 6/14/85 (hdg.: Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857; usage: Elisha Kent Kane; Elisha K. Kane) Wikipedia, website viewed 7 December 2011 (Elisha Kent Kane; b. February 28, 1820, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; d. February 16, 1857, Havana, Cuba; medical officer in the United States Navy; member of 2 arctic expeditions to rescue the explorer Sir John Franklin; graduated from University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1842; Assistant Surgeon in the Navy on 14 Sep 1843; served in the United States Marine Corps during Mexican/American War; Medical officer of the Grinnell Arctic expedition of 1850-1851; leader of the Second Grinnell expedition that left New York 31 May 1853--returned to New York 11 October 1855; wrote two volume book called "Arctic Explorations.") LAC internal file, October 3, 2019 (heading: Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857) |
| National bib agency no. | 0103D4495E |
| Associated language | eng |
| Quality code | nlc |
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