Vilhjalmur Stefansson (November 3, 1879 – August 26, 1962) was an Arctic explorer and ethnologist. He was born in Manitoba, Canada. Stefansson, born William...

Reykjavík 2006–2007 Vilhjálmur Einarsson (1934–2019), former Icelandic athlete, and triple-jump Olympic silver medalist Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879–1962), Canadian...

Melbourne, Australia. Vilhjálmur grew up in the East-Icelandic fishing village of Reyðarfjörður and was the son of Einar Stefánsson and Sigríður Vilhjálmsdóttir...

explorer Allan Crawford but financed, planned and encouraged by Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Stefansson remained behind to fundraise for another exploration to search...

Eskimo" to Vilhjalmur Stefansson just before Stefansson's visit to the Inuit inhabiting southwestern Victoria Island, in 1910. Stefansson, however, preferred...

was travelling with Canadian explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879-1962), for whom the island was named. "Stefansson Island". Geographical Names Data Base...

Vilhjalmur Stefansson in 1915 and it was later named for Reginald W. Brock, Dean of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia. Stefansson...

In 1914, members of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, organized by Vilhjalmur Stefansson, were marooned on Wrangel Island for nine months after their ship...

Stefansson Strait was first sighted by Sir Hubert Wilkins at the south end of his flight of December 20, 1928, and was named by him for Vilhjalmur Stefansson...

minister of Iceland 1947–49 Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975–2018), Icelandic film and stage actor Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879–1962), Canadian Arctic explorer...

include: 1914 – Robert E. Peary 1917 – William Curtis Farabee 1918 – Vilhjalmur Stefansson 1919 – Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon 1923 – Adolphus W. Greely...

Canadian anthropologist Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and had both scientific and geographic purposes. Shortly after Karluk was trapped, Stefansson left the ship with...

scientific expedition in the Arctic Circle organized and led by Vilhjalmur Stefansson. The expedition was originally to be sponsored by the (US) National...

Robert Peary 1913–1918: Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913–1916 led by Vilhjalmur Stefansson, initially in HMCS Karluk which was lost in 1913 and explored land...

region along the banks of the Amur river. Canadian Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson was vice president of Ambijan, or the American Committee for the...

Þorleifur Skaftason, priest and Galdrmaster Þorvaldur Eríksson Vilhjálmur Stefánsson, Western Icelander, Arctic explorer Þóra Magnúsdóttir, born 1100...

material". www.christies.com. Retrieved 2022-10-25. Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Eleanor Stefansson Nef Papers, National Archives, Washington, D.C. "Guide...

Harry Nyquist, pioneer aviator Carl Ben Eielson, Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, engineer and NASA astronaut Karen L. Nyberg, and leading NASA manager...

Sigurjonsson, ice hockey coach Baldur Stefansson, agricultural scientist Vilhjalmur Stefansson, explorer Signy Stefansson Eaton, philanthropist and art collector...

bassist, and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative. Vilhjalmur Stefansson, a Canadian Arctic explorer and ethnologist. Stephan G. Stephansson...

countries intensified their efforts. In 1921, an expedition financed by Vilhjalmur Stefansson and led by Canadian Allan Crawford attempted to settle a small party...

defined this section of the coast more accurately. It was named for Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer. 67°20′S 59°8′E / 67.333°S 59.133°E / -67.333;...

on various Arctic expeditions, including the controversial 1913 Vilhjalmur Stefansson-led Canadian Arctic Expedition. In 1917, Wilkins returned to his...

their diet which caused many of the soldiers to contract scurvy. Vilhjalmur Stefansson, an Arctic explorer who had lived among the Inuit, proved that the...

the 1920s, anthropologist Vilhjalmur Stefansson lived with and studied a group of Inuit. The study focused on Stefansson's observation that Inuit's low-carbohydrate...

(with Sigurður Thorlacius) Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Violet Irwin 1935: Kak II (with Sigurður Thorlacius) Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Violet Irwin 1935: Mamma...

1913 he was a sailor on the Elvira and travelled with the explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. After briefly working as a reindeer herder in Siberia, he enlisted...

Robert, Arctic Living: the Story of Grimsey, [with] foreword by Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Toronto, Ont.: Ryerson Press, 1955. Wikimedia Commons has media...

Findlay Group. The first known sighting of the island was in 1916 by Vilhjalmur Stefansson, during his Canadian Arctic Expedition. The island is named for...

located on the Back River (Haningayok). According to Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Haningayogmiut were a small tribe. The Kaernermiut were also...