ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON GREELY
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An American soldier, Arctic explorer, and author; born at Newburyport, Mass., March 27, 1844. Belonging to the regular army, in 1881 he commanded an Arctic expedition to establish circumpolar stations for scientific purposes, in accordance with a plan made by the International Congress at Hamburg in 1879. He reached the highest point north attained up to that time, but endured great suffering and loss of men from cold and starvation. Among his works are: "Three Years of Arctic Service" (1886); "American Weather" (1888); "Hand-book of Arctic Discoveries"; "American Explorers".
By Charles Dudley Warner
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