Frederick Schwatka

Frederick Schwatka was an American explorer, physician, writer and botanist (1849–1892). He was born at Galena and died at Portland.

Also recorded as Schwatka; Frederick Gustavus Schwatka.

Overview

Born at Galena in 1849, died at Portland in 1892.

Formation and teaching

Frederick Schwatka studied at Willamette University, United States Military Academy and Bellevue Hospital Medical College.

Catalogued works

22 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1885 to 1996. The first 12 are listed here.

The children of the cold. Wonderland, or, The Pacific Northwest and Alaska. The pre-historic men with Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka. The sun-dance of the Sioux. The Search for Franklin. Two expeditions to Mount St. Elias. Wonderland, or, Alaska and the inland passage. A summer in Alaska. Stories of danger and adventure. Along Alaska's great river, account of the travels of the Alaska exploring expedition of 1883, dated 1885. The American Arctic savage, dated 1982. Nimrod in the North, dated 1885.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

The children of the cold, by Frederick Schwatka., 1899. Schwatka, Frederick (1849-1892), army officer and arctic explorer, American National Biography Online, 2000. Frederick Schwatka (1849-1892), ARCTIC, 1984. The Long Arctic Search. The Narrative of Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, U. S. A., 1878-1880, Seeking the Records of the Lost Franklin Expedition, The Geographical Journal, 1967. Frederick Schwatka and the search for the Franklin expedition records, 1878–1880, Polar Record, 2008.

In detail

Frederick Schwatka studied at Willamette University, United States Military Academy and Bellevue Hospital Medical College. the recorded working language is English.

Chronology

  1. 1849Frederick Schwatka born at Galena.
  2. 1892Frederick Schwatka died at Portland.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Frederick Schwatka”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q636108: Frederick Schwatka

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