Hayes, ISAAC ISRAEL

Hayes, ISAAC ISRAEL, Arctic explorer, was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, 5th March 1832, graduated in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1853, and sailed as surgeon in the Kane expedition in search of Franklin. The story of his attempt to reach Upernivik in 1854 is told in An Arctic Boat-journey (1860). In 1860-61 he conducted a second expedition to the Arctic regions; and in 1869 he again visited Greenland. His third voyage is described in The Land of Desolation (1871). He was surgeon of volunteers from 1862 to 1865, retiring with the brevet rank of lieutenant-colonel; and he served in the New York assembly for five years. His Arctic work was recognised by medals from the London and Paris geographical societies. He died 17th December 1881.