Boyd, Louise Arner, 1887-1972

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Boyd, Louise Arner, 1887-1972

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Surname :

Boyd

Forename :

Louise Arner

Date :

1887-1972

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Boyd, Louise A. (Louise Arner), 1887-1972

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Boyd

Forename :

Louise A.

NameExpansion :

Louise Arner

Date :

1887-1972

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Boyd, Louise, 1887-1972

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Boyd

Forename :

Louise

Date :

1887-1972

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1887-09-16

September 16, 1887

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1972-09-14

September 14, 1972

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Biographical History

Louise Arner Boyd (b. September 16, 1887, San Rafael, California-d. September 14, 1972, San Francisco, California) was a geographer, big game hunter, patroness of the arts, and leader of eight expeditions into polar regions, including several to Greenland. In 1955 she flew over the North Pole to take photographs for the American Geographical Society.

She held honorary degrees from the Universities of Alaska and California and from Mills College.

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https://viaf.org/viaf/54950286

https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q469822

https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88083182

https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n88083182

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Ice

Muskox

Natural history

Polar bear

Polar bear hunting

Sami (European people)

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Women explorers

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Arctic regions

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Arctic Ocean

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Franz Josef Land (Russia)

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Sweden

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Spitsbergen Island (Norway)

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Greenland

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63116286