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Profile: Henry Grinnell

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Liz Cruwys
Liz Cruwys
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Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1ER
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Abstract

Henry Grinnell (1799–1874), a wealthy American businessman, was a leading protagonist of 19th century American Arctic exploration. Despite his considerable influence, little has been written about his life. He never visited the Arctic, but sponsored important expeditions of the Franklin search, financing expeditions under Edwin De Haven 1850–51, Elisha Kent Kane 1853–55 and Charles Francis Hall 1860–62 and 1865–69. He supported also American attempts on the North Pole by Isaac Israel Hayes in 1860–61 and Hall in 1871–73. This article deals mainly with Grinnell's influence on polar affairs other than Franklin search expeditions, which were discussed in an earlier article.

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Polar Record , Volume 27 , Issue 161 , April 1991 , pp. 115 - 119
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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