Maurer, Frederick W.
Biography
Frederick W. Maurer was the only American survivor of the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-1916. However, he perished on Wrangel Island with E. Lorne Knight, Milton Galle and Allan Crawford during a failed expedition, organized and financed by VilhjalmurStefansson, to colonize the island where he and 10 other survivors of the Canadian Arctic Expedition had lived from January to September 1914.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Frederick W. Maurer "Belvedere" typescript collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss-89
Stefansson Mss-89
Date(s):
1911 to 1912
Abstract
Frederick W. Maurer, Arctic explorer. Consist of Maurer's narrative of his experiences on board the "Belvedere" during its two-year whaling voyage from San Francisco to the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.