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6 revisions | Ben W. Brumfield at Jan 31, 2025 04:31 PM stefansson-wrangel-09-34-032[[Blackjack, Ada, 1898-1983|Blackjack]] -2-
S was a man of great stature in the public eye during that
first quarter of the century. He was born in [[Manitoba]] of
parents with Icelandic background and was christened William
Stephenson. At 22 he changed hsi name to [[Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962|Vilhjalmur Stefansson]]
after listening to a lecture at the University of No Dakota in
which a sociology professor extolled non-conformist conduct.
He graduated from the [[University of Iowa]] in 1903---later enrolled
as a divinity student at [[Harvard University|Harvard]], but his interests changed to
anthropology. His first trip came about as a member of a Harvard
group who went to [[Iceland]] to study sheep husbandry.
According to what [[Noice, Harold|Noice]] told me, [[Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962|Stefansson]] could at times
be difficult to get along with. He formed the [[Stefansson Arctic Exploration and Development Company|Stefansson Ex-
ploration and Development Company]], which outfit appears to have
run short of money from time to time. (See [[Noice, Harold|Noice's]] letter to
[[Brewer, Griffith, 1867-1948|Griffith Brewer]] of [[London (England)|London]] without pay in the interest of saving lives
if necessary. But still [[Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962|Stefansson]] delayed. Eventually enough
money was forthcoming to fit out an Arctic ship which, commanded
by [[Noice, Harold|Noice]], left [[Nome (Alaska)|Nome]] and made its treacherous way through the Blackjack -2- S was a man of great stature in the public eye during that According to what Noice told me, Stefansson could at times Harold Noice, fearing for the safety of the Wrangel Island stefansson-wrangel-09-34-032[[Blackjack, Ada, 1898-1983|Blackjack]] -2-
S was a man of great stature in the public eye during that
first quarter of the century. He was born in [[Manitoba]] of
parents with Icelandic background and was christened William
Stephenson. At 22 he changed hsi name to [[Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962|Vilhjalmur Stefansson]]
after listening to a lecture at the University of No Dakota in
which a sociology professor extolled non-conformist conduct.
He graduated from the [[University of Iowa]] in 1903---later enrolled
as a divinity student at [[Harvard University|Harvard]], but his interests changed to
anthropology. His first trip came about as a member of a Harvard
group who went to [[Iceland]] to study sheep husbandry.
According to what [[Noice, Harold|Noice]] told me, [[Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962|Stefansson]] could at times
be difficult to get along with. He formed the [[Stefansson Arctic Exploration and Development Company|Stefansson Ex-
ploration and Development Company]], which outfit appears to have
run short of money from time to time. (See [[Noice, Harold|Noice's]] letter to
[[Brewer, Griffith, 1867-1948|Griffith Brewer]] of [[London (England)|London]] without pay in the interest of saving lives
if necessary. But still [[Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962|Stefansson]] delayed. Eventually enough
money was forthcoming to fit out an Arctic ship which, commanded
by [[Noice, Harold|Noice]], left [[Nome (Alaska)|Nome]] and made its treacherous way through theBlackjack -2- S was a man of great stature in the public eye during that According to what Noice told me, Stefansson could at times Harold Noice, fearing for the safety of the Wrangel Island |