Graham Westbrook Rowley

"Graham Rowley" redirects here. For the Australian cyclist, see Graham Rowley (cyclist).

Graham Rowley
Graham Rowley at Pond Inlet, Nunavut one the founders of the Arctic Circle. This photo was taken during the British-Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1936-39
Born
Graham Westbrook Rowley

(1912-10-31)31 October 1912
Manchester, England
Died31 December 2003(2003-12-31) (aged 91)
Ottawa, Canada
MonumentsRowley Island, Foxe Bain Rowley River, Baffin Island
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Notable workCold Comfort
SpouseDiana May (Mary) Rustat Crowfoot Rowley (m. 1944; d. 2018)
ChildrenAnne, Susan and Jane

Graham Westbrook Rowley CM MBE (October 31, 1912 – December 31, 2003) was an Arctic explorer, hailed as "one of the last true explorers of North America" (The Telegraph).

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