Edward Belcher
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British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer (1799-1877)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Horatio Howard Brenton, a Naval Novel; Volume 2
- Last of the Arctic Voyages
- Last of the Artic Voyages
- H.M.S. Sulphur on the Northwest and California coasts, 1837 and 1839
- Narrative of a Voyage Round the World : Performed in Her Majesty's Ship Sulphur, During the Years 1836-1842, Including Details of the Naval Operations in China, from Dec. 1840, to Nov. 1841; Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of The
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Halifax
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- surveyor
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Conflict
- First Opium War
- Military branch
- Royal Navy
- Military rank
- admiral
- Image
- Sir Edward Belcher by Stephen Pearce.jpg
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- Commons category
- Edward Belcher
- date of birth
- 1793-02-27
- date of death
- 1877-01-01
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- place of burial
- Brompton Cemetery
- name in native language
- Edward Belcher
- has works in the collection
- Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Sources (7)
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Edward Belcher, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana