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February 20, 1920 (63 years old)
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Taurus
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Celebrities born on May 6
Born in 1856
Born in Cresson, Pennsylvania
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Robert Peary
Robert Edwin Peary Sr. was an American explorer and United States Navy officer who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for claiming to have reached the geographic North Pole with his expedition on April 6, 1909. Peary was born in Cresson, Pennsylvania, but following his father's death at a young age, was raised in Portland, Maine. He went to a prominent boarding school called Loomis Chaffe. He attended Bowdoin College, then joined the National Geodetic Survey as a draftsman. Peary enlisted in the navy in 1881, as a civil engineer. In 1885, he was made chief of surveying for the Nicaragua Canal. Peary visited the Arctic for the first time in 1886, making an unsuccessful attempt to cross Greenland by dogsled. He returned in 1891 much better prepared, and by reaching Independence Fjord proved conclusively that Greenland was an island. He was one of the first Arctic explorers to study Inuit survival techniques.
BornRobert Edwin Peary, May 06, 1856, Cresson, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedFebruary 20, 1920, Washington, D.C, U.S.
Alma materBowdoin College
Known forClaim to have reached the geographic North Pole on his travels with Matthew Henson.
Spouse(s)Josephine Diebitsch Peary
Children4

About Robert Peary

Explorer Robert Peary was born on May 6, 1856 in Cresson, Pennsylvania, United States (He dies at the age of 63, on February 20, 1920).

Along with Explorer Matthew Henson, he was part of the first team to reach the North Pole.

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Robert Peary before becoming famous

Robert Peary was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1856 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dragon (龍).

While at Bowdoin College, he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

Achievement of Robert Peary

Skeptics questioned his claim of being the first to reach the North Pole.

Robert Peary's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1893, he married an Inuit woman and had a daughter, Marie Ahnighito Peary.

Robert Peary Collabed with

He, like Explorer Christopher Columbus, was a well-known explorer.

Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506) (Explorer)
Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506)

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Robert Peary Income & Net worth

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