Greely, Adolphus W. (Adolphus Washington), 1844-1935
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Greely, Adolphus W. (Adolphus Washington), 1844-1935
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Greely, A. W. (Adolphus Washington), 1844-1935
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Greely, Adolphus Washington, 1844-1935
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Adolphus Washington Greely (b. March 27, 1844, Newburyport, Massachusetts-d. October 20, 1935, Washington, D.C.) served throughout the American Civil War and remained in the army at the war's close. In 1881 he was appointed to lead the United States International Polar Year Expedition, 1881-1884 to Ellesmere Island. He retired from the Army in 1908 and died in Washington in 1935.
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https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n83124685
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10567927
https://viaf.org/viaf/76387184
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366008
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