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Linnaeus, Father Species Classification
Carolus Linnaeus, the father of modern plant and animal classification. Linnaeus was born in 1707, the son of a Lutheran clergyman, at Rashult in Sweden. He began to stud... |
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Captain James Cook
It happened that in 1766 the Government were looking for a man to command a ship for a cruise to the Pacific with the object of observing the transit of Venus. James Cook... |
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François Le Vaillant, French Explorer
François Le Vaillant was a French explorer, collector and ornithologist. Hugely popular in his lifetime for his engaging and colourful travel accounts, Le Vaillant is bes... |
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George Vancouver
An English navigator and explorer, Vancouver sailed on Capt. James Cook's 2nd and 3rd voyages. In 1791, he set out for the NW coast of America. He rounded the Cape of Goo... |
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Alexander von Humboldt, Naturalist
Alexander von Humboldt was a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist, Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835)... |
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Robert Brown, British Botanist
Robert Brown, Scottish botanist and botanical explorer. In 1801 he went as a naturalist on one of Matthew Flinders's expeditions to Australia, returning (1805) to England... |
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Bernardino Drovetti
Bernardino Drovetti was an Italian diplomat, lawyer, explorer and antiquarian, appointed by Napoleon as French consul to Egypt at a time when the country and its antiquit... |
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Belzoni, Valley of the Kings - 1817
Giovanni Battista Belzoni — Italian showman, engineer and explorer of Egyptian antiquities. His quest for adventure brought him to England in 1803 and by means of his gig... |
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George Everest, Geographer
Colonel Sir George Everest was a Welsh surveyor, geographer and Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843. Sir George was largely responsible for completing the section... |
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Lewis and Clark's Historic Trail
In May, 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out on an amazing expedition across the Louisiana Territory. On March 6, 1801, Lewis, as a young Army Captain in Pitt... |
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Charles Darwin, Evolution Theory - 1859
Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist who realised and presented compelling evidence that all species of life have evolved over time from common ancestors, thro... |
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Dr. David Livingstone
Few Europeans have contributed as much to the exploration of Africa as a gentle Scottish missionary named David Livingstone. He was a curious combination of missionary, d... |
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Stanley, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
Sir Henry Morton Stanley was a journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of Africa and his search for David Livingstone. Stanley travelled to Zanzibar and outfit... |
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Adrien de Gerlache, Antarctica 1897-99
Adrien de Gerlache, Belgian naval officer and explorer. Sailing with Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen who would later be the first to reach the South Pole, Gerlache led... |
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Henson, 1st on the North Pole - 1909
Matthew Alexander Henson was an American explorer and associate of Robert Peary during various expeditions, the most famous being a 1909 expedition which claimed to be th... |
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