Knud Rasmussen
Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen (/ˈræsmʊsən/; 7 June 1879 – 21 December 1933) was a 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. He remains well known in Greenland, Denmark and among Canadian Inuit.
Knud Rasmussen | |
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Kunuunnguaq | |
| 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 |
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