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Peary, Robert Edwin
American arctic explorer, b. Cresson, Pa. In 1881 he entered the U.S. navy as a civil engineer and for several years served in Nicaragua, where he was engaged in making surveys for the Nicaragua Canal. He became interested in arctic exploration and made a trip to the interior of Greenland in 1886; later (189192), having secured a leave of absence from the navy, he led an expedition to Greenland for scientific study and exploration. [eng] |
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Robert E. Peary
Robert Edwin Peary, who has made good and nailed the Stars and Stripes to the North Pole, is a Pennsylvanian, born in Cresson, Pa., May 6, 1856. When still a boy, he moved to Portland, Maine. After studying in private schools and preparation at an academy in North Bridgton, Maine, Peary entered Bowdoin College, graduating in 1877. [eng] |
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The American Experience | Alone on the Ice | Robert Peary
Exploring the Greenland ice cap in 1886, Robert Peary, on leave from his duties with the U.S. Navy, came to the conclusion that the North Pole lay beyond, and was not part of, Greenland. Peary had further decided that he would be the first man to reach the North Pole, the top of the world. [eng] |
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Robert Edwin Peary: Arctic Explorer - EnchantedLearning.com
Robert Edwin Peary (May 6, 1856 - Feb. 20, 1920) was an American explorer and Naval officer who led the first expedition to the North Pole. In 1909, Peary, Matthew A. Henson, and four Eskimos were the first people to reach the North Pole. [eng] |
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Robert Edwin Peary - People of Pennsylvania
Born in Pennsylvania, Robert Edwin Peary spent his childhood in Cape Elizabeth and Portland, Maine where his mother brought him after the death of his father. [eng] |
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Robert Edwin Peary, Rear Admiral, United States Navy
Born in Cresson, Pennsylvania, on May 6, 1856, he graduated from Bowdoin College in 1877. He was appointed a Civil Engineer, USN, in 1881 and progressed through the ranks to Rear Admiral, USN. [eng] |
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Robert Edwin Peary: Biography of Robert Edwin Peary
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Peary, Robert Edwin on Encyclopedia.com
1856-1920, American arctic explorer, b. Cresson, Pa. In 1881 he entered the U.S. navy as a civil engineer and for several years served in Nicaragua, where he was engaged in making surveys for the Nicaragua Canal. He became interested in arctic exploration and made a trip to the interior of Greenland in 1886; later (1891-92), having secured a leave of absence from the navy, he led an expedition to Greenland for scientific study and exploration. [eng] |
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Robert Peary - Arctic Explorers - All Things Arctic
Robert Edwin Peary was an American explorer and Naval officer who led the first expedition to the North Pole. Born in Cresson, Pennsylvania, he was employed as a land surveyor and draftsman for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey before being commissioned as a civil engineer in the U.S. Navy in 1881. [eng] |
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