Borup, George, 1895-1912
Dates
- Existence: 1885 - 1912
Biography
George Borup (1885-1912). Geologist and explorer. Yale 1907. Borup participated in Robert E. Peary's 1908-1909 North Polar Expedition aboard the S.S. Roosevelt. His book, "A Tenderfoot with Peary," was published in 1911. Borup was appointed Assistant Curator, in the American Museum of Natural History's Department of Geology and Invertebrate Paleontology on Dec. 20, 1911, and was chosen to lead the 1913-1917 Crocker Land Expedition. He drowned on April 28, 1912, in a boating accident on Long Island Sound.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Peary Arctic Club's North Polar Expedition photo album
Collection
Identifier: Mss-258
Stefansson Mss-258
Date(s):
1908 to 1909
Abstract
Photographic album of arctic scenes, ships, walrus hunting, whaling, sailors' portraits, poses in animal furs, sledges, encampments, and Muskoxen. Documents the 1908-1909 North Polar Expedition under the direction of Robert E. Peary.