Hudson Stuck
Hudson Stuck (born November 11, 1863 , † October 10, 1920 ) was a clergyman of the American Episcopal Church , explorer and author .
Life
Hudson Stuck was born in England and taught at King's College London before emigrating to the United States in 1885. There he first lived in San Angelo . In 1889 he began studying theology at the University of the South in Sewanee , Tennessee . After graduation, he was ordained a priest of an Episcopal Church and took a position as Rector in the Grace Episcopal Church in Cuero .
In 1894 he became the dean of the Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew in Dallas . In 1904 he resigned this office to take up a position as archdeacon in the diocese of Alaska .
Stuck was a keen mountaineer. He was a member of the expedition that made the first ascent of Denali in 1913 , the highest mountain in North America (then also Densmore's Mountain ). He described his experiences as a naturalist and missionary in several books. He was also the founder of a library in Fairbanks and a hospital in Fort Yukon .
Works
- Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled . A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska
- The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) . A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America
- The Alaskan Missions of the Episcopal Church
Web links
- Literature by and about Hudson Stuck in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Randall Herbert Balmer: Stuck, Hudson (1863-1920) . In: Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism . Baylor University Press, Waco 2004, ISBN 1-932792-04-X , pp. 664 (English).
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| SURNAME | Stuck, Hudson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Clergyman of the Episcopal Church, explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1863 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 10, 1920 |