Knud Rasmussen

Also known as Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen, Knud Victor Rasmussen

Danish explorer and anthropologist

Key facts

Born: Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen , ( 1879-06-07 ) 7 June 1879, Jacobshavn , North Greenland
Died: 21 December 1933 (1933-12-21) (aged 54), Copenhagen , Denmark
Known for: Polar exploration and eskimology
Spouse: Dagmar Andersen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1908 )
Awards: Daly Medal Founder's Medal Hans Egede Medal Vega Medal
Fields: Anthropology

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Johan
Family name: Rasmussen
Gender: male
Citizenship: Danish Realm
Place of birth: Ilulissat
Place of death: Gentofte Hospital
Father: Christian Rasmussen
Educated at: University of Copenhagen
Employer: Kristeligt Dagblad
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Field of work: anthropology
Image: Knud Rasmussen 01.jpg

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Commons category: Knud Rasmussen
date of birth: 1879-06-07
date of death: 1933-12-21
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature
Commons gallery: Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen
name in native language: Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen
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place of burial: Vestre Cemetery
Commons Creator page: Knud Rasmussen

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Knud Rasmussen, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen (/ˈræsmʊsən/; 7 June 1879 – 21 December 1933) was a 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. He remains well known in Greenland, Denmark and among Canadian Inuit.

Early years

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