Matthew Henson
Sign in to saveAlso known as Matthew Alexander Henson, Mat Henson, Matt Henson, Matthew A. Henson, Matthew Alexander Rob
American explorer (1866–1955)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Matthew Henson is referenced by 593 other articles, and connects out to Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower and North Pole.
Vinony files it under 1866 births, 1955 deaths and 20th-century African-American writers.
Its subject is documented across 24 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1866
- Died
- 1955
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Negro Explorer at the North Pole
- A Negro Explorer at the North Pole
- Into the Unknown
- A Negro Explorer at the North Pole
- A Negro Explorer at the North Pole
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1971-12-25
composergamescoresoundtrackvgmvideo game
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4
- Total plays
- 4
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Matthew
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Charles County
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- traveler
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Hubbard Medal
- Field of work
- polar region
- Official website
- www.matthewhenson.com
- Image
- Matthew Henson 1910.jpg
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- Commons category
- Matthew Henson
- date of birth
- 1866-08-08
- date of death
- 1955-03-09
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- cause of death
- stroke
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- name in native language
- Mathew Alexander Henson
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Connections
Harry S. Truman
Entity
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Person
North Pole
Concept
Robert Peary
Entity
history of Antarctica
Entity
lunar crater
Entity
The Explorers Club
Entity
Iceland
Country
Antarctica
Entity
Ronald Reagan
Person
Washington, D.C.
Entity
Greenland
Concept
Arctic Ocean
Entity
Southern Ocean
Entity
Theodore Roosevelt
Person
Roald Amundsen
Entity
James Cook
Entity
NASA
Concept
American Civil War
Concept
International Standard Book Number
Entity
Categories
1866 births1955 deaths20th-century African-American writers20th-century American male writers20th-century American writersAfrican-American male writersAmerican explorers of the ArcticBurials at Arlington National CemeteryPeople from Charles County, MarylandRecipients of the Cullum Geographical MedalSource attribution