FREDERICK SCHWATKA
\fɹˈɛdɪɹˌɪk ʃwˈatkə], \fɹˈɛdɪɹˌɪk ʃwˈatkə], \f_ɹ_ˈɛ_d_ɪ_ɹ_ˌɪ_k ʃ_w_ˈa_t_k_ə]\
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An American geographical explorer; born at Galena, III., Sept. 29, 1849; died at Portland, Or., Nov. 2, 1892. He graduated from West Point in 1871; commanded an expedition in search of relics of Sir John Franklin's party, 1878-80; made two tours of exploration in Alaska (1883 and 1886). Among his writings are: "Along Alaska's Great River" (1885); "Nimrod in the North" (1885); "The Children of the Cold" (1886).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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