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Isaac Israel Hayes
1832-03-05 – 1881-12-17
Life & Legacy
Isaac Israel Hayes (March 5, 1832 – December 17, 1881) was an American Arctic explorer, medical doctor, and politician, who was appointed as the commanding officer at Satterlee General Hospital during the American Civil War, and was then elected, after the war, to the New York State Assembly.
His book, The Open Polar Sea: A Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery towards the North Pole, in the Schooner United States, was published in 1867. His other books were Arctic Boat Journey (1860), Cast Away in the Cold (1868), and The Land of Desolation (1872).
Occupation & Career
explorer, politician, physician, researcher, writer
Education
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Westtown School
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Patron’s Medal
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Honors & Awards
Patron’s Medal
Education & Institutions
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania · Westtown School
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