Marie Ahnighito Peary

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Marie Ahnighito Peary

1893–1978

Born during one of her parents’ Arctic expeditions, she grew up with an extraordinary family story and later became a writer and philanthropist. Her life was closely tied to preserving and sharing the legacy of polar exploration.

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Children of the Arctic

Children of the Arctic

by Josephine Diebitsch Peary, Marie Ahnighito Peary

About the author

Marie Ahnighito Peary was born on September 12, 1893, during her parents’ Arctic expedition in Greenland. She was the daughter of explorer Robert E. Peary and Josephine Diebitsch Peary, and her unusual middle name came from the massive Cape York meteorite known as Ahnighito.

As an adult, she became known as an American writer and philanthropist. Much of her public life focused on protecting and promoting the legacy of her parents, especially their place in the history of Arctic exploration.

She died on April 16, 1978. Remembered for both her remarkable beginnings and her later efforts to keep her family’s story alive, she remains an interesting figure on the edges of exploration history.