Elisha Kent Kane

American explorer and military medical officer
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IntroAmerican explorer and military medical officer
PlacesUnited States of America
wasExplorer Military officer Doctor Physician Writer Botanist Officer Medical officer
Work fieldHealthcare Literature Military Science
Gender
Male
Birth28 February 1820, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death16 February 1857Havana, Havana Province, Cuba (aged 36 years)
Star signPisces
Family
Mother:Jane Duvall Kane
Father:John K. Kane
Education
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Philadelphia County, USA
Awards
Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations1858
Founder’s Medal1856