Allen Carpé (December 20, 1894 – May 9, 1932) was an American engineer and mountaineer who is the namesake of Mount Carpe in Alaska.
Carpé was born in Chicago on December 20, 1894, and spent his early years in Xenia, Ohio.
[5] His studies were interrupted by World War I, where he fought in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and was gassed in action and was wounded slightly.
[4] In 1920, Carpé joined the American Telephone and Telegraph Company as a member of the department of development and research.
[7] He died on May 9, 1932, during an expedition to Mount Mckinley, which was carried out for the purpose of studying cosmic ray observations for Professor Arthur Compton at the University of Chicago.