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John Rae FRS FRGS (Inuktitut: ᐊᒡᓘᑲ, ; 30 September 1813 – 22 July 1893) was a Scottish surgeon who explored parts of northern Canada. He was a pioneer explorer of the Northwest Passage . Rae explored the Gulf of Boothia , northwest of the Hudson Bay , from 1846 to 1847, and the Arctic coast near Victoria Island from 1848 to 1851.
In 1854, the explorer John Rae found himself at the centre of one of the great controversies of the nineteenth century – the fate of the Franklin expedition. With the British hoping to be first in the race to discover the Northwest Passage, the news Rae brought of starvation and cannibalism among final survivors set off a firestorm that would eclipse his own incredible accomplishments.
John Rae (born 8 June 1966) is a jazz drummer, composer, and band leader. Early life and career. John Rae was born in Edinburgh on 8 June 1966 to Scottish parents ...
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Rae was a prolific writer on education, his works including Letters to Parents, The Public School Revolution, and a professional autobiography, Delusions of Grandeur. His 1960 novel, The Custard Boys , shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rees Memorial Prize, was adapted to make the 1962 film Reach for Glory , which won a United Nations Award ...
Addison Rae is having a rough summer.. In early July, the lives of the TikTok star, actress, and singer’s family were shaken up when allegations surfaced that her father, Monty Lopez, had ...
The Honeyman family later moved to the mainland, and the house was occupied by their agent, John Rae. The hall was the birthplace of Rae's son, the Arctic explorer John Rae, in 1813. Sir Walter Scott visited Rae's parents at the house in August 1814, while touring the north of Scotland. [1] Currently derelict, the house became a listed building ...
John Aprea, the actor who played John Stamos’ character’s father on “Full House” and Sal Tessio in “The Godfather Part II” during a Hollywood career that spanned nearly 60 years, has ...