Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920

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Dates:
Birth 1856-05-06
Death 1920-02-20
Americans
English, English,

Biographical notes:

Robert Edwin Peary, Sr., (b. May 6, 1856, Cresson, Pennsylvania-d. February 20, 1920, Washington, D.C.), American explorer and U.S. Navy admiral who claimed to have reached the geographic North Pole with his expedition on April 6, 1909.

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Subjects:

  • Civil service reform
  • Explorers
  • Explorers
  • Lectures and lecturing
  • Explorers

Occupations:

  • Explorers
  • Explorers
  • Narrators
  • Naval officers
  • Explorers

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • North Pole (as recorded)
  • North Pole (as recorded)
  • Arctic regions (as recorded)
  • Arctic regions (as recorded)
  • Arctic regions (as recorded)
  • Arctic regions (as recorded)
  • Eagle Island (Cumberland County, Me.) (as recorded)
  • Greenland (as recorded)
  • Arctic regions (as recorded)
  • Arctic regions (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Arctic regions (as recorded)
  • North Pole (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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