Rae, John, 1813-1893
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John Rae (b. Hall of Clestrain, UK, 30 September 1813 –d. Kensington, London, England, 22 July 1893) was a Scottish surgeon who explored parts of northern Canada, found the final portion of the Northwest Passage (Rae Strait, named after him) and reported the fate of the Franklin Expedition.
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| referencedIn | A Kennaway collection, 1854 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Francis Skead collection, 1849-1852 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| creatorOf | Rae, John, 1813-1893. Coast examined by J. Rae during the month of May 1851. | McGill University Library | |
| referencedIn | Barry Gough fonds. | Laurier Library, Wilfrid Laurier University Library | |
| referencedIn | William Harvey collection, 1853-1859 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Bassett Jones (collector) records, 1818-1938. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | John Rae collection, 1813-1892 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | [Autographs and letters] | University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Rae, John, 1813-1893. Letter: to H. M. Bompas /by John Rae, 1883 Dec 29. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Catherine Rae collection, 1893 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | William Hobson collection, 1859 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Autographs and letters, 1803-1937 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Sir Francis Leopold McClintock collection, 1848-1903 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | George Back collection, 1796-1878 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Edward Adams collection, 1848-1851 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Robert White collection, 1854-1856 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Robert Dawes Aldrich collection, 1857 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876, 1875-1876 | Scott Polar Research Institute |
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| associatedWith | Adams, Edward | person |
| associatedWith | Bompas, H. M. | person |
| associatedWith | George Back and others | person |
| associatedWith | Harvey, William | person |
| associatedWith | Jones, Bassett, collector. | person |
| associatedWith | Kennaway, A | person |
| associatedWith | Rae, Catherine | person |
| associatedWith | Rae, John | person |
| associatedWith | Robert Dawes Aldrich | person |
| associatedWith | Sir Francis Leopold McClintock | person |
| associatedWith | Skead, Francis | person |
| associatedWith | White, Robert | person |
| associatedWith | William Robert Hobson | person |
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| Victoria Island (Nunavut and N.W.T.) | |||
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Birth 1813-09-30
Death 1893-07-22
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