![]() This knowledge allowed him to travel great distances with little equipment and few followers, unlike many other explorers of the Victorian era. He learned to live off the land like a native and, working with the local craftsmen, designed his own snowshoes. ![]() While working for the company, treating both European and indigenous employees, Rae became known for his prodigious stamina and skilled use of snowshoes. He went to work for the Hudson's Bay Company as a surgeon, accepting a post at Moose Factory, Ontario, where he remained for ten years. After studying medicine in Edinburgh, he graduated with a degree from the University of Edinburgh and was licensed by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Rae was born at the Hall of Clestrain in Orkney in the north of Scotland with family ties to Clan MacRae.
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