A land may be said to be discovered the first time a European, presumably an Englishman, sets foot on it.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson Quotes
Showing all text quotesBirth: | 3rd November, 1879 |
Death: | 26th August, 1962 |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Profession: | Explorer |
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson was a Canadian Arctic explorer and ethnologist. Stefansson, born William Stephenson, was born at Gimli, Manitoba, Canada, in 1879. His parents had emigrated from Iceland to Manitoba two years earlier. After losing two children during a period of devastating flooding, the family moved to North Dakota in 1880.
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