| Authorised form of name | Rae; John (1813 - 1893) |
| Dates | 1813 - 1893 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | The Hall of Clestrain, near Stromness, Orkney Islands |
| Date of birth | 30 September 1813 |
| Place of death | His residence, 4 Addison Gardens, London |
| Date of death | 22 July 1893 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Churchyard of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Research field | Arctic exploration |
| Activity | Education:
Edinburgh (qualified as surgeon, 1833); LLD (Edinburgh)
Career:
Surgeon, Hudson Bay Company; Resident Surgeon, Moose Fort (to 1845); voyaged in the Arctic Circle (1846); on first land expedition in search of Franklin (1847); further expeditions (1850, 1851); found news of the fate of Franklin and received the Government reward (1854); conducted telegraph surveys; died of influenza
Memberships:
LRCSE
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/06/1880 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1896-1897 vol 60 pp v-vii signed by F G
References:
David E Cartwright, 'Pedestrian Extraordinary', review of Robert L Richards, Dr John Rae in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 144-146, plate |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/66769169 |
| Royal Society code | NA8013 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1880/15 | Rae, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/Maull/003715 | Rae, John | 1893 |
| NLB/3/952 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Sir James Cockle, Fellow of the Royal Society | 22 November 1889 |
| NLB/10/86 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Francis Galton, Fellow of the Royal Society | 26 September 1894 |
| NLB/10/283 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Mrs Woodward | 5 November 1894 |
| NLB/9/434 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Francis Galton, Fellow of the Royal Society | 18 May 1894 |
| MS/427/188 | Copy letter from [Michael] Foster, Secretary of the Royal Society; to the Secretary of the Treasury | 4 May 1882 |
| MC/12/53 | Letter from John Rae, 4 Addison Gardens, Kensington, to G G [George Gabriel] Stokes, Secretary of the Royal Society | 4 June 1880 |
| MC/12 | Volume 12 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1880-1883 |
| PP/2/23/2 | Unpublished letter, regarding 'On the causes of glacier-motion' from John Rae to George Gabriel Stokes | 22 October 1881 |