The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Gilder, William Henry

GILDER, William Henry, American journalist and Arctic explorer: b. Philadelphia, 16 Aug. 1838; d. 1900. He served in the Civil War and was brevetted a major at its close. He accompanied Lieutenant Schwatka in 1878 on a polar expedition and in 1881 was a member of the Rodgers expedition as a correspondent of the New York Herald. His chief works are &lsquo;Schwatka's Search&rsquo; (1881); &lsquo;Ice Pack and Tundra&rsquo; (1883).