Background
Kirtland, Lucian Swift was born on October 13, 1881 in Poland, Ohio, United States. Son of Cook Fitch and Harriet Chase (Swift) Kirtland.
Kirtland, Lucian Swift was born on October 13, 1881 in Poland, Ohio, United States. Son of Cook Fitch and Harriet Chase (Swift) Kirtland.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1903, Master of Arts, 1907.
Newspaper and publishing work, Minneapolis, 1904-1910. Member exploration party in Alberta, British Columbia, 1912. Toured Siberia and Far East, 1913-1914.
Correspondent with Russian Army, 1916, on Western Front, 1917-1918, at Peace Conference, Paris, 1918-1919, Near East, India and Far East, 1920-1923.
Member exploration party in Alberta, British Columbia, 1912. Clubs: Explorers (board directors).
Married Helen Warner Johns, November 15, 1917.