George W. De Long
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American polar explorer (1844–1881)
Key facts
- Born
- George Francis De Long , ( 1844-08-22 ) August 22, 1844, New York City, New York , U.S.
- Died
- c. October 31, 1881 (1881-10-31) (aged 37) , Yakutia, Siberia , Russia
- Buried
- Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx
- Branch
- United States Navy
- Service years
- 1865–1881
- Rank
- Lieutenant commander
- Expedition
- Jeannette expedition
- Awards
- Gold Jeannette Medal (1890)
- Memorials
- Jeannette Monument
- Spouse
- Emma Wotton De Long
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Yakutsk Oblast
- Occupation
- naval officer
- Educated at
- United States Naval Academy
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Jeannette expedition
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- GeorgeWashingtonDeLong (cropped).jpg
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- described by source
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
- date of death
- 1881-10-31
- date of birth
- 1844-08-22
- place of burial
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- member of the crew of
- USS Jeannette
- Commons category
- George W. De Long
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- George Francis De Long
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Encyclopedic overview
George Washington De Long (August 22, 1844 – c. October 31, 1881) was a United States Navy officer and explorer who led the ill-fated Jeannette expedition of 1879–1881, in search of the Open Polar Sea.
Career
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