Resultado de búsqueda
Frederick Albert Cook (born June 10, 1865, Hortonville, New York, U.S.—died August 5, 1940, New Rochelle, New York) was an American physician and explorer whose claim that he had discovered the North Pole in 1908 made him a controversial figure.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Frederick Albert Cook (Callicoon Depot, 1865 - New Rochelle, 1940) Médico y explorador polar norteamericano. Afirmó haber sido el primero en alcanzar el Polo Norte, hecho que no fue aceptado en su momento por falta de pruebas, pero que aún no ha sido descartado por todos los expertos.
Frederick Albert Cook (June 10, 1865 – August 5, 1940) was an American explorer, physician and ethnographer, who is most known for allegedly being the first to reach the North Pole on April 21, 1908.
- Fredrick Albert Cook, June 10, 1865, Hortonville, New York, U.S.
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
- August 5, 1940 (aged 75), New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
Frederick Albert Cook (10 de junio de 1865-5 de agosto de 1940) fue un explorador y médico estadounidense. Primero colaborador y después rival de Robert Peary, estuvo envuelto en la reivindicación fraudulenta de resonantes logros geográficos (como alcanzar la cima del Denali o el polo norte), que se demostraron falsos.
- Frederick Albert Cook
- 5 de agosto de 1940 (75 años), New Rochelle (Estados Unidos)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
Contained within the collection is documentation of the life of Dr. Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940).1 The following biography was kindly provided by Laura Kissel, Polar Curator, The Ohio State University. http://go.osu.edu/frederickcook. Frederick Albert Cook was born on June 10, 1865 in Hortonville, NY, the fifth of six children born to ...
15 de jun. de 2020 · Cook studied at Columbia University and later at New York University, where he received his doctorate in medicine in 1890. At the age of 37, he married Marie Fidele Hunt, with whom he had a daughter. Cook accompanied Robert Peary as a physician on an expedition to northeast Greenland from 1891 to 1892.
Greely was alluding to the achievements of the Cook North Polar Expedition of 1908-09. Its commander, Dr Frederick Albert Cook, nevertheless spent almost half of his life surrounded by such controversy that his real field work has been largely overlooked. While self-serving, Cook's own words, written in the twilight of an amazing career, may ...
