De Long, George Washington, 1844-1881

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George Washington De Long (b. August 22, 1844, Manhattan, New York-d. October 31, 1881, Matvay Hut, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia), United States Naval Officer and explorer. He graduated form the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1865, then rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. In 1879 he commanded an expedition on board the gunboat "USS Jeannette" designed to discover a faster way to traverse the North Pole by going through the Bering Strait. During the summer of 1881 the ship was wrecked and sunk by Arctic ice. Lieutenant Commander De Long and most of his men perished from starvation after abandoning ship. A year after they died, the bodies of George W. De Long and his men were found, and he was eventually interred in Woodlawn Cemetery with five of his crew.
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referencedIn Emma Wotton De Long papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Danenhower, John Wilson, 1849-1887. Danenhower papers, 1879-1903. SUNY Oswego, Penfield Library
referencedIn Bassett Jones (collector) records, 1818-1938. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf De Long, George Washington, Memorandum, 1881 Sept. 22, Lena Delta, Siberia. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Giles B. Harber papers, 1881-1884. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Edward Ellsberg letter, 1939 February 28, Westfield, New Jersey, to Georgia Mansbridge, New York. Dartmouth College Library
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referencedIn USS Jeannette logbooks, 1879-1881 National Archives at Washington, D.C
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associatedWith Bhuguiere, Emile. person
associatedWith Bruguière, Emil A., 1876- person
associatedWith Danenhower, John Wilson, 1849-1887. person
spouseOf De Long, Emma Wotton, 1851-1940. person
associatedWith Ellsberg, Edward, 1891-1983. person
associatedWith Harber, Giles B. person
memberOf Jeannette Expedition (1879-1881) corporateBody
associatedWith Jeannette (Ship) corporateBody
associatedWith Jones, Bassett, collector. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York City NY US
Siberia 00 RU
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Arctic regions
Occupation
Explorers
Mariners
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Birth 1844-08-22

Death 1881-10-31

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