Isaac Israel Hayes

Isaac Israel Hayes
Hayes between 1860 and 1875
Born(1832-03-05)March 5, 1832
DiedDecember 17, 1881(1881-12-17) (aged 49)
Occupations
  • Physician
  • politician
  • explorer

Isaac Israel Hayes (March 5, 1832 – December 17, 1881) was an American Arctic explorer, physician, and politician,[1] who was appointed as the commanding officer at Satterlee General Hospital during the American Civil War,[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ Drabelle, Dennis. "Pointing the Way to the Pole," in The Gazette, November–December 2011. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania.
  2. ^ Myerson, Ralph M., M.D. "Isaac I. Hayes," in Polar Priorities, Vol. 20, September 2000. Hurleyville, New York: The Frederick A. Cook Society (article posted online courtesy of the Elisha Kent Kane Historical Society).
  3. ^ Hayes, Isaac I. The Open Polar Sea: A Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery towards the North Pole, in the Schooner United States." Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2013 (original publication year: 1867). ISBN 978-1-1392-3636-2

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