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Robert John McClure

Robert John McClure
Image: unknown, from The Discovery of the North-West Passage by H.M.S. « Investigator » Capt. R. M'Clure, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, Robert McClure, Londres, Longman, Brown, Green, Longman, & Roberts, 1857. · Public domain · source

Vice-Admiral Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure was an Irish explorer who explored the Arctic. In 1854 he traversed the Northwest Passage by boat and sledge, and was the first to circumnavigate the Americas.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Robert FitzroyJuly 5, 1805 – April 30, 1865
  2. Friedrich WelwitschFebruary 25, 1806 – October 20, 1872
  3. Hermann BurmeisterJanuary 15, 1807 – May 2, 1892
  4. Robert John McClure (this page)January 28, 1807 – October 17, 1873
  5. Pyotr ChikhachyovAugust 16, 1808 – October 13, 1890
  6. Charles DarwinFebruary 12, 1809 – April 19, 1882

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