Richard Coppinger collection 1876

Nares, George S. (George Strong), 1831-1915

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British Arctic Expedition Greenland North and Canada Ellesmere Island 1875-1876

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Coppinger Richard William 1847-1910

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Coppinger, Richard

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Richard William Coppinger was born in 1847 in Dublin. He studied medicine at Queen's University in Dublin, graduating MD in 1870. He entered the medical department of the Navy and was appointed surgeon and naturalist in HMS Discovery on the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876 (leader George Strong Nares). The expedition was sent by the Admiralty to attempt to reach the North Pole by way of Smith Sound and to explore the coasts of Greenland and adjacent lands. Although the attempt t...