Christer Boucht

Christer Boucht, born 4 March 1911 in

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, and died 21 May 2009, in the same city. He was a Finnish-Swedish lawyer, adventure traveler and writer. Christer Boucht served as a young reserve officer in both the

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and the

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. In 1966 he was the first man from Finland to cross the

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ice on skis and by dog team. He has written several books on his polar expeditions in northern

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and the journey across Greenland. In some of his books, he has also described the experiences from Finlands wars during the second world war. Christer Boucht was for many years an active member in the ''Finnish Arctic Society'' and in 2002 he became honorary member of the Society. 20th-century Finnish writers 1911 births 2009 deaths {{Finland-bio-stub