August Petermann collection 1854-1876

Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878

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Petermann, August

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August [Augustus] Heinrich Petermann was born on 18 April 1822 at Bleicherode, near Nordhausen, Germany. In 1839, he entered the Geographical Art-School in Potsdam where he specialized in cartography, and in 1845 was invited to Edinburgh to assist Dr. A Keith Johnston on an English edition of Berghaus' Physical Atlas. Moving to London in 1847, he pursued his career as a geographer and cartographer, advising on preparations for expeditions to Africa and to the Arctic, including the s...

Brown, Robert, 1842-1895

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Robert Brown, (March 23, 1842-26 October 1895), was a Scottish scientist, explorer, and author. From the guide to the Robert Brown collection, circa 1868-1870, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Robert Brown, (March 23, 1842-26 October 1895), was a Scottish scientist, explorer, and author. He led a scientific expedition to Vancouver in 1864. The expedition named many mountains in the area. From the description of Robert Brown co...

Smith, Benjamin Leigh, 1828-1913

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Benjamin Leigh Smith was born on 12 March 1828 at Whatlington, Sussex. He was educated at the Nonconformist Bruce Castle School and, in 1848, was elected a pensioner of Jesus College, Cambridge, becoming the first dissenter to receive a BA degree. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1856, but never practised. Smith embarked on his first voyage to the Arctic in 1871 when he sailed in the ketch Samson to Svalbard on the British Exploring Expedition, reaching la...

Penny William b 1809

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