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Isaac Israel Hayes was an American explorer, physician and politician. He began his career in 1853 as a ship's surgeon on an expedition to north west Greenland. Further Arctic expeditions followed including one he led himself in 1860-61. Returning home to discover the American Civil War had begun, he enrolled as a surgeon in the Union Army and was subsequently appointed in charge of the Satterlee General Hospital in Philadelphia. After the war he published a book about his expedition 'The Open Polar Sea', before being elected to the New York State Assembly some years later.
Isaac Israel Hayes was an American explorer, physician and politician. He began his career in 1853 as a ship's surgeon on an expedition to north west Greenland. Further Arctic expeditions followed including one he led himself in 1860-61. Returning home to discover the American Civil War had begun, he enrolled as a surgeon in the Union Army and was subsequently appointed in charge of the Satterlee General Hospital in Philadelphia. After the war he published a book about his expedition 'The Open Polar Sea', before being elected to the New York State Assembly some years later.
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| Name: | Isaac Israel Hayes |
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| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | American |
| Date of birth: | 1832 |
| Date of death: | 1881 |
| Roles: | Explorer; Medical Practitioner; Politician |
| Project person ID: | SLP075 |
| Image rights: | Brady-Handy photograph collection Library of Congress |
