Knud Rasmussen

Also known as

Knud J. RasmussenKnud Johan Victor RasmussenKnud J. V. RasmussenKnud 1879-1933 RasmussenRasmussen, Knud

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.

Born 1879-01-01

Died 1933-01-01

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL18679A
  • VIAF10112523
  • WikidataQ312769
  • ISNI0000000083562957
  • LibriVox12680

Top Subjects

  • Eskimos (19)
  • Greenland (13)
  • Folklore (8)
  • Arctic regions (6)
  • Eskimo languages (5)
  • Thule Expedition (5th : 1921-1924) (4)
  • Alaska (4)

Books by Knud Rasmussen

Total count: 88