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1033003 
Journal Article 
An inquest on the death of Charles Francis Hall 
Paddock, FK; Loomis, CC, Jr; Perkons, AK 
1970 
1 
New England Journal of Medicine
ISSN: 0028-4793
EISSN: 1533-4406 
282 
14 
784-786 
English 
4907067 
WOS:A1970F802000006 
On November 8, 1871, the American explorer Charles Francis Hall died in his cabin on the S.S. Polaris anchored to the shore of northwest Greenland. He had suffered from gastrointestinal and Central-nervous-system symptoms that recurred over a two-week period until his death. He accused many of the ship's company of poisoning him.

In August, 1968, an autopsy was performed on the body at the Greenland burial site. Samples of hair, bone and fingernail were analyzed for arsenic by neutron-activation analysis, which showed markedly increased levels in the portion of the hair and fingernails grown during the last two weeks of Hall's life. 
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