Kane
ELISHA KENT, an American explorer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 3, 1820; was graduated at the Medi- ican explorer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., cal Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1842; joined the United States navy as assistant surgeon in tion in search of Sir John Franklin in 1850-1852. His fame as an Arctic ex- tion in search of Sir John Franklin in 1843; accompanied the Grinnell expediplorer rests on his second expedition in search of Franklin in 1853-1855. He sailed from New York on May 30, in the former year, in the brig "Advance," and sailed from New York on May 30, in the search of Franklin in 1853-1855. He reached lat. 80° 35' N., the highest point ing vessel. The hardships endured during this second trip so affected his health ever attained up to that time by a sailhad gone to recuperate, Feb. 16, 1857. He was the author of "The United States that he died in Havana, Cuba, where he ond Grinnell Expedition" (1856).
Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin" (1854), and the "Sectral Africa, N. and N. E. of Lake Tchad, independent State. now belonging to Bornu, but formerly an tral Africa, N. and N. E. of Lake Tchad, and specially the great kangaroo, M. giganteus. This species was