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Rasmussen

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Ras·mus·sen  (rsm-sn, räsms-n), Knud Johan Victor 1879-1933.
Danish ethnologist and Arctic explorer who conducted extensive research on Eskimo and Inuit culture and heritage.

Rasmussen (Danish) [ˈrasmusən]
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(Biographies / Rasmussen, Knud Johan Victor (1879-1933) M, Danish, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer, SOCIAL SCIENCE: ethnologist) Knud Johan Victor (knuð joˈhan ˈviktɔr). 1879-1933, Danish arctic explorer and ethnologist. He led several expeditions through the Arctic in support of his theory that the North American Indians were originally migrants from Asia
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Noun1.RasmussenRasmussen - Danish ethnologist and Arctic explorer; led expeditions into the Arctic to find support for his theory that Eskimos and North American Indians originally migrated from Asia (1879-1933)


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