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) for solving the Franklin Mystery. |term = |predecessor = |successor = |party = |organization = * Montreal Natural History Society * Hamilton Association for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art (1857) * Fellow of the Royal Society (1880) * Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society |boards = |religion = |spouse = Catherine Jane Alicia Thompson |partner = |children = |parents = John Rae and Margaret Glen Campbell |relations = |signature = John_rae_signature.png|20px |monuments = ''Marble statue and plaque'' St. Magnus Cathedral ''Blue plaque'' Lower Addison Gardens }} John Rae (Inuktitut English: "long strider") (30 September 1813 – 22 July 1893) was a Scottish doctor who explored parts of Northern Canada, found the final portion of the Northwest Passage (Rae Strait, named after him) and reported the fate of the Franklin Expedition. In 1846–47 he explored the Gulf of Boothia northwest of Hudson Bay. In 1848–51 he explored the Arctic coast near Victoria Island. In 1854 he went from Boothia to the Arctic coast and learned the fate of Franklin. He was noted for physical stamina, skill at hunting and boat handling, use of native methods and the ability to travel long distances with little equipment while living off the land. ==Early life and career== Rae was born at the Hall of Clestrain in the parish of Orphir in Orkney. After studying medicine in Edinburgh, he graduated with an Edinburgh University degree and was licensed by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh – he went to work for the Hudson's Bay Company as a doctor, accepting a post as surgeon at Moose Factory, Ontario, where he remained for ten years. Whilst working for the company, treating both European and indigenous employees of the company, Rae became known for his prodigious stamina and skilled use of snow shoes. He learned to live off the land like a native and working with the local craftsmen, designed his own snow shoes. This knowledge allowed him to travel great distances with little equipment and few followers, unlike many other explorers of the Victorian Age.〔Ken McGoogan, ''Fatal Passage: The Untold Story of John Rae, the Arctic Adventurer Who Discovered the Fate of Franklin'' Toronto:HarperFlamingo Canada, 2001.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Rae (explorer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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