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Elisha Kent Kane

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American explorer and military medical officer (1820-1857)

United StatesHistorical FiguresLived 1820 to 1857 · aged 36
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Elisha Kent Kane was a United States Navy medical officer and Arctic explorer. He served as assistant surgeon during Caleb Cushing's journey to China to negotiate the Treaty of Wangxia and in the Africa Squadron.

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Elisha Kent Kane on Beechey IslandElisha Kent Kane on Beechey IslandKane's hillside historical plaque in Laurel Hill CemeteryKane's hillside historical plaque in Laurel Hill CemeteryKane's tomb in Laurel Hill CemeteryKane's tomb in Laurel Hill Cemetery

Awards 2

1858Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
1856Founder’s Medal

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About this person

Elisha Kent Kane was a United States Navy medical officer and Arctic explorer. He served as assistant surgeon during Caleb Cushing's journey to China to negotiate the Treaty of Wangxia and in the Africa Squadron. He was assigned as a special envoy to the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and as a surveyor in the United States Coast Survey.

Country
United States
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1820 to 1857 · aged 36
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15 languages

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