Ipirvik
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thumb|Ipirvik at the Smithsonian, Ipirvik (, often transliterated as Ebierbing; –) was an Inuk guide and explorer who assisted several Arctic explorers, among them Charles Francis Hall and Frederick Schwatka. He and his wife Taqulittuq were the best-known and most widely-travelled Inuit in the 1860s and 1870s.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Baffin Island
- Spouse
- Taqulittuq
- Occupation
- hunter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Inuktitut
- Image
- Ebierbing Smithsonian (profile).jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of death
- 1881-01-01
- date of birth
- 1837-00-00
- Commons category
- Ebierbing
- name in native language
- ᐃᐱᕐᕕᒃ
- nickname
- Joe
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Life in England
- Charles Francis Hall
- Later life
- Footnotes
- Bibliography
thumb|Ipirvik at the Smithsonian, Ipirvik (, often transliterated as Ebierbing; –) was an Inuk guide and explorer who assisted several Arctic explorers, among them Charles Francis Hall and Frederick Schwatka. He and his wife Taqulittuq were the best-known and most widely-travelled Inuit in the 1860s and 1870s.
== Biography ==
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