Person Rae; John (1813 - 1893) Rae John 1813 - 1893 British Male The Hall of Clestrain, near Stromness, Orkney Islands 30 September 1813 His residence, 4 Addison Gardens, London 22 July 1893 Burial: Churchyard of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

2 Addison Gardens South, Kensington (1879)

Surgeon Arctic exploration 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 Fellow 03/06/1880 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 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 30 Sep 1813 - 22 Jul 1893 NA8013 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/66769169 2a674147-1fc7-4055-9337-4520ffed5d2f