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Christer Boucht, born 4 March 1911 in Vaasa, Finland, 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 Winter War and the Continuation War. In 1966 he was the first man from Finland to cross the Greenland ice on skis and by dog team. He has written several books on his polar expeditions in northern Canada and the journey across Greenland. In some of his books, he has also described the experiences from Finlands wars during the second world war. * v * t * e

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  • Christer Boucht, born 4 March 1911 in Vaasa, Finland, 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 Winter War and the Continuation War. In 1966 he was the first man from Finland to cross the Greenland ice on skis and by dog team. He has written several books on his polar expeditions in northern Canada 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. * v * t * e (en)
  • Christer Boucht, född den 4 mars 1911 i Vasa, död där den 21 maj 2009, var en finlandssvensk advokat, äventyrsresenär och författare. Han deltog som ung reservofficer i både vinterkriget och fortsättningskriget. År 1966 deltog han i den första finländska expeditionen som på skidor och med hundspann korsade den grönländska isen. Ledare för expeditionen var Erik Pihkala och Christer Boucht var andre man, de övriga i expeditionen var Eero Varonen, Viljo Haapala och Peter Boucht. Christer Boucht gav ut tio reseskildringar under åren 1968–1995 om sina polarfärder i norra Kanada och på Grönland. I några av sina böcker har han även skildrat erfarenheterna från krigsåren. Han var under många år aktiv medlem i det finländska arktiska sällskapet och blev år 2002 hedersmedlem i sällskapet. Boucht grundade sin egen advokatbyrå 1941. Sin yrkeskarriär avslutade Christer Boucht år 2000, då han med sina 89 år var landets äldsta aktivt verkande advokat. Christer Boucht verkade också som politiker. Han satt med i Vasa stadsfullmäktige under åren 1947–1990 och i stadsstyrelsen 1958–1962. Medlem i Folktinget var han 1951–1988. Han arkiv finns hos Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. (sv)
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  • Christer Boucht, born 4 March 1911 in Vaasa, Finland, 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 Winter War and the Continuation War. In 1966 he was the first man from Finland to cross the Greenland ice on skis and by dog team. He has written several books on his polar expeditions in northern Canada and the journey across Greenland. In some of his books, he has also described the experiences from Finlands wars during the second world war. * v * t * e (en)
  • Christer Boucht, född den 4 mars 1911 i Vasa, död där den 21 maj 2009, var en finlandssvensk advokat, äventyrsresenär och författare. Han deltog som ung reservofficer i både vinterkriget och fortsättningskriget. År 1966 deltog han i den första finländska expeditionen som på skidor och med hundspann korsade den grönländska isen. Ledare för expeditionen var Erik Pihkala och Christer Boucht var andre man, de övriga i expeditionen var Eero Varonen, Viljo Haapala och Peter Boucht. (sv)
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