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Bartlett (ROBERT ABRAM an American)

ROBERT ABRAM, an American explorer, born at Brigus, Newfoundland, in 1875. After several years spent at sea he took part in the Peary expedition of 1897-1898 as commander of the vessel. This was followed by several other trips, including the journey with Peary in 1905-1909, which ended in the discovery of the North Pole. He followed this with several other expeditions to the Arctic regions, including the Crocker Land Relief Expedition to North Greenland in 1917. During the World War he was marine superintendent of the Army Transport Service. He was awarded several medals for his services in explorations and received an honorary degree from Bowdoin College in 1920.