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Explorers

273 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

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Heinrich HarrerPhotographer · PhotographyHeinrich Harrer (lang; 6 July 1912 – 7 January 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer, explorer, writer, sportsman, geographer, and an SS sergeant.
Henry Mangles DenhamAuthor · Maps and atlasesAdmiral Sir Henry Mangles Denham FRS (28 August 1800 – 3 July 1887) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.
Hermann von RosenbergAuthor · Maps and atlasesHermann Karl Benjamin von Rosenberg (April 7, 1817 – November 15, 1888) was a German naturalist born in Darmstadt.
Hermann WissmannAuthor · BooksHermann Wilhelm Leopold Ludwig Wissmann, after 1890 Hermann von Wissmann (4 September 1853 – 15 June 1905), was a German military officer, colonial explorer and served as an administrator…
Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-MuskauDesigner · DesignHermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau (born as Count Pückler, from 1822 Prince; 30 October 1785 – 4 February 1871) was a German nobleman, renowned as an accomplished artist in landscape…
Hernán CortésAuthor · BooksHernán Cortés, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (c. 1485 – 2 December 1547) was a Spanish conquistador, military commander, explorer, captain general, and writer who led an expedition…
Hester StanhopeAuthor · BooksLady Hester Lucy Stanhope (12 March 1776 – 23 June 1839) was a British adventurer, writer, antiquarian, and one of the most famous travellers of her age.
Hideaki TakizawaPerson · Film memorabiliaHideaki Takizawa, also known professionally as Tackey, is a Japanese businessman, record producer and former singer and actor. He is the president of the Japanese talent agency Tobe.
Hubert WilkinsPhotographer · PhotographySir George Hubert Wilkins MC & Bar (31 October 188830 November 1958), commonly referred to as Captain Wilkins, was an Australian polar explorer, ornithologist, pilot, soldier, geographer,…
Hugh ClappertonAuthor · BooksBain Hugh Clapperton (18 May 1788 – 13 April 1827) was a British naval officer and explorer of West and Central Africa.
Isabella BirdPhotographer · PhotographyIsabella Bird is recorded as having received Colorado Women's Hall of Fame and Fellow of t
Isabelle EberhardtAuthor · BooksIsabelle Wilhelmine Marie Eberhardt (17 February 1877 – 21 October 1904) was a Swiss explorer and author.
Ishtori HaparchiAuthor · Maps and atlasesIshtori Haparchi (1280–1355), also Estori Haparchi and Ashtori ha-Parhi is the pen name of the 14th-century Jewish physician, geographer, and traveller, Isaac HaKohen Ben Moses.
Ivor Thord-GrayAuthor · BooksIvor Thord-Gray (born Thord Ivar Hallström) (April 17, 1878 – August 18, 1964) was a Swedish-born adventurer, sailor, prison guard, soldier, government official, police officer, rubber…
Jacques AragoArtist · Comics and comic artJacques Étienne Victor Arago (6 March 1790 – 27 November 1855), known as Jacques Arago, was a French writer, artist and explorer, author of a Voyage Round the World.
Jacques CousteauPhotographer · PhotographyJacques-Yves Cousteau (also; French: [ʒak iv kusto]; 11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author.
James CookAuthor · Maps and atlasesCaptain James Cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans…
James RicaltonPhotographer · PhotographyJames Ricalton (born May 13, 1844, in Half Way, near Waddington, New York – d. October 28, 1929, in Waddington) was an American school teacher, traveler, inventor, and photographer.
James William AbertAuthor · Maps and atlasesJames William Abert (November 18, 1820 – August 10, 1897) was an American soldier, explorer, bird collector and topographical artist.
Jane DieulafoyPhotographer · PhotographyJane Dieulafoy (29 June 1851 – 25 May 1916) was a French archaeologist, explorer, novelist, feminist and journalist. She was the wife of Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy.
Jean BourdonAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Jean Bourdon.
Jean de ThévenotAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean de Thévenot (16 June 1633 – 28 November 1667) was a French traveller in Asia, who wrote extensively about his journeys. He was also a linguist, natural scientist and botanist.
Jean ParmentierAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Sailing ship near Java la Grande in Vallard Atlas 1547, Dieppe school.
Jean-Baptiste TavernierAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605–1689) was a 17th-century French gem merchant and traveler.
Jessica WatsonAuthor · BooksJessica Rose Watson (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who attempted a solo circumnavigation at the age of 16 from 18 October 2009 to 15 May 2010.
João de CastroAuthor · Maps and atlasesDom João de Castro (27 February 1500 – 6 June 1548) was a Portuguese nobleman, scientist, writer and colonial administrator, who served as the fourth Portuguese Viceroy of India from 1545…
Johan NieuhofIllustrator · IllustrationJohan Nieuhof (22 July 1618 – 8 October 1672) was a Dutch traveler who wrote about his journeys to Brazil, China and India.
Johan Peter KochAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohan Peter Koch (15 January 1870 – 13 January 1928) was a Danish captain and explorer of the Arctic dependencies of Denmark, born in Vestenskov.
Johann Baptist von SpixIllustrator · IllustrationJohann Baptist Ritter von Spix (9 February 1781 – 13 March 1826) was a German biologist.
Johann Ludwig BurckhardtAuthor · BooksJohann Ludwig (also known as John Lewis, Jean Louis) Burckhardt (24 November 1784 – 15 October 1817) was a Swiss traveller, geographer, and Orientalist.
Johann SchiltbergerAuthor · BooksJohann (Hans) Schiltberger (1380c. 1440) was a German traveller and writer.
Johannes RuyschAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohannes Ruysch (c. 1470–1533) was a Dutch cartographer, explorer, painter, and Benedictine monk from Utrecht.
John AndersonPhotographer · PhotographyJohn Anderson (4 October 1833 – 15 August 1900) was a Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.
John BarrowAuthor · BooksSir John Barrow, 1st Baronet (19 June 1764 – 23 November 1848) was an English geographer, linguist, writer and civil servant.
John C. FrémontAuthor · BooksMajor-General John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813July 13, 1890) was a United States Army officer, explorer, and politician.
John Clements WickhamAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn Clements Wickham (21 November 17986 January 1864) was a Scottish explorer, naval officer, magistrate and administrator.
John HurtPerson · Film memorabiliaSir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor. Regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation and described as having the "most distinctive voice in…
John PalliserAuthor · BooksJohn Palliser (29 January 1817 – 18 August 1887) was an Irish-born geographer and explorer.
John RossArtist · PaintingsRear-Admiral Sir John Ross (24 June 1777 – 30 August 1856) was a British naval officer and explorer.
John SmithAuthor · BooksJohn Smith (c. 1579 – 21 June 1631) was an English soldier, explorer, admiral of New England, and author.
John WebberEngraver · Prints
JordanusAuthor · BooksIllustration — Christian flag of the King of Colombo, according to the Catalan Atlas (1375).
Joseph NicolletAuthor · Maps and atlasesJoseph Nicolas Nicollet (July 24, 1786 – September 11, 1843), also known as Jean-Nicolas Nicollet, was a French geographer, astronomer, and mathematician known for mapping the Upper…
Joseph von Hammer-PurgstallAuthor · BooksJoseph Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall (9 June 1774 – 23 November 1856) was an Austrian orientalist, historian and diplomat.
Juan GalindoArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Juan Galindo
Jules Dumont d'UrvilleAuthor · Maps and atlasesJules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica.
Karl Ludwig GieseckePerson · Film memorabiliaCarl Ludwig Giesecke FRSE (6 April 1761 in Augsburg – 5 March 1833 in Dublin) was a German actor, librettist, polar explorer and mineralogist.
Karl von den SteinenAuthor · BooksKarl von den Steinen (born March 7, 1855, in Mülheim, died November 4, 1929, in Kronberg im Taunus) was a German physician (with emphasis in psychiatry), ethnologist, explorer, and author…
Kazimierz NowakPhotographer · PhotographyKazimierz Nowak (11 January 1897 in Stryj – 13 October 1937 in Poznań) was a Polish traveler, correspondent, reporter and photographer.
Konstantin BadiginAuthor · BooksCaptain Konstantin Sergeyevich Badygin (or Badigin; 30 November 1910 – 15 March 1984) was a Soviet naval officer, explorer, author, and scientist.
László MagyarAuthor · Maps and atlasesLászló Magyar (1818–1864) was a Hungarian explorer and map-maker of Southwest Africa.
Laurence WaddellAuthor · BooksIllustration — Laurence Austine Waddell.
Leonid TeligaAuthor · BooksLeonid Teliga (28 May 1917 – 21 May 1970) was a Polish sailor, writer, journalist, translator, and the first Pole to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe on his yawl Opty.
Leopold McClintockPhotographer · PhotographyAdmiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (8 July 1819 – 17 November 1907) was an Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy, known for his discoveries in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
Louisa Anne MeredithIllustrator · IllustrationLouisa Anne Meredith (20 July 1812 – 21 October 1895), also known as Louisa Anne Twamley, was an Anglo-Australian writer, illustrator and possibly one of Australia's earliest photographers.
Ma HuanAuthor · BooksMa Huan (Xiao'erjing: ﻣَﺎ ﺧُﻮًا) (c. 1380–1460), courtesy name Zongdao, pen name Mountain-woodcutter (會稽山樵), was a Chinese explorer, translator, and travel writer who accompanied Admiral…
Marcel IchacPhotographer · PhotographyMarcel Ichac (22 October 1906 – 9 April 1994) was a French alpinist, explorer, photographer and film director.
Marcus BakerAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Studio portrait of Marcus Baker
Martin BehaimAuthor · Maps and atlasesMartin Behaim (6 October 1459 – 29 July 1507), also known as Martin von Behaim and by various forms of Martin of Bohemia, was a German textile merchant and cartographer.
Mary Jobe AkeleyPhotographer · PhotographyMary Jobe Akeley (January 29, 1878 – January 19, 1966) was an American explorer, author, mountaineer, and photographer.
Mary KingsleyAuthor · BooksMary Henrietta Kingsley (13 October 1862 – 3 June 1900) was an English explorer, travel writer, and ethnographic observer known for her journeys through West Africa and for her influential…
Matteo RicciAuthor · Maps and atlasesMatteo Ricci (Italian: [matˈtɛːo ˈrittʃi]; Latin: Matthaeus Riccius; Chinese: 利玛窦; pinyin: Lì Mǎdòu;
Ménie Muriel DowieAuthor · BooksIllustration — In The Sketch, 6 March 1895
Michael RockefellerPhotographer · PhotographyMichael Rockefeller was an American anthropologist, photographer, explorer and ethnologist (1938–1961). He was born in Manhattan and died in Asmat.
Michał BoymAuthor · Maps and atlasesMichał Piotr Boym, SJ (c. 1612 – 22 June 1659) was a Polish Jesuit missionary, scientist, and explorer active in China during the 17th century.
Michio HoshinoPhotographer · PhotographyMichio Hoshino (星野道夫, Hoshino Michio, September 27, 1952 – August 8, 1996) was a Japanese-born nature photographer. He originally hailed from Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture.
Nicholas RoerichIllustrator · IllustrationProcopius the Righteous Praying is dated 1914. Snakes facing whisperer a serpent is dated 1947.
Nikolay GumilevAuthor · BooksIllustration — Gumilev during his senior years in gymnasium
Nils StrindbergPhotographer · PhotographyNils Strindberg (4 September 1872 – October 1897) was a Swedish photographer and scientist.
Octavie CoudreauAuthor · BooksMarie Octavie Coudreau (née Renard; 1867–1938) was a French explorer from Anais, Charente, and author of several books on French Guiana and northern Brazil.
Olga FedchenkoAuthor · Maps and atlasesOlga Aleksandrovna Fedchenko or Fedtschenko (Armfeld; 30 October 1845 – 24 April 1921) was a Russian botanist.
Olvir HnufaAuthor · BooksIllustration — 17th-century manuscript of Egil's Saga, with an image depicting Olvir's nephew Egil Skallagrimsson.
Oscar BaumannAuthor · Maps and atlasesOscar Baumann (25 June 1864 in Vienna – 12 October 1899 in Vienna) was an Austrian explorer, cartographer and ethnographer.
Otto FabriciusAuthor · BooksOtto Fabricius (6 March 174420 May 1822) was a Danish missionary, naturalist, ethnographer, and explorer of Greenland.
Paul KaneArtist · PaintingsPaul Kane (September 3, 1810 – February 20, 1871) was an Irish-born Canadian painter whose paintings and especially field sketches were known as one of the first visual documents of Western…
Pedro de MedinaAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Cross-staff in Regimento de Navegación by Pedro de Medina, 1552. A goniometric instrument used to measure the altitude of stars.
Pedro PáezAuthor · Books
Percy FawcettAuthor · BooksPercy Harrison Fawcett (18 August 1867 disappeared 29 May 1925) was a British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer/surveyor, archaeologist and explorer of South America.
Peter FreuchenAuthor · BooksLorenz Peter Elfred Freuchen (20 February 1886 – 2 September 1957) was a Danish explorer, author, journalist and anthropologist.
Peter KropotkinAuthor · BooksPyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (8February 1921) was a Russian anarchist political philosopher and geographer known as a proponent of anarchist communism.
Philip Johan von StrahlenbergAuthor · Maps and atlasesPhilip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676–1747) was a Swedish officer and geographer of German origin who made important contributions to the cartography of Russia.
Phillip Parker KingAuthor · Maps and atlasesPhillip Parker King (13 December 1791 – 26 February 1856) was an early explorer of the Australian and Patagonian coasts.
Pierre AllemandAuthor · Maps and atlasesPierre Allemand (Allemand) (c. 1662 – 27 May 1691) was a French ship pilot, cartographer, and fur trader in North America during the 17th century.
Pierre JacotinAuthor · Maps and atlasesPierre Jacotin (1765–1827) was the director of the survey for the Carte de l'Égypte (Description de l'Égypte), the first triangulation-based map of Egypt, Syria and Palestine.
Pieter Dirkszoon KeyserAuthor · Maps and atlasesPieter Dirkszoon Keyser (occasionally Petrus Theodorus; c. 1540 – 11 September 1596) was a Dutch navigator and celestial cartographer who mapped several constellations on the southern…
Prince Henri d'OrléansPhotographer · PhotographyPrince Henri of Orléans (16 October 1867 – 9 August 1901) was the son of Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres, and Princess Françoise of Orléans.
Princess Theresa of BavariaAuthor · BooksPrincess Therese of Bavaria (Therese Charlotte Marianne Auguste Prinzessin von Bayern;
Ranulph FiennesAuthor · BooksSir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet (born 7 March 1944) is an English explorer and writer, who holds several endurance records.
Richard CollinsonAuthor · Maps and atlasesRichard Collinson was born in 1811. Collinson died in 1883.
Richard E. GrantPerson · Film memorabilia
Richard Francis BurtonAuthor · Maps and atlases
Roald AmundsenPerson · Film memorabiliaRoald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (16 July 1872 – c. 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions.
Robert DudleyAuthor · Maps and atlasesSir Robert Dudley (7 August 1574 – 6 September 1649) was an English explorer and cartographer. In 1594, he led an expedition to the West Indies, of which he wrote an account.
Robert MoffatAuthor · BooksRobert Moffat was a translator, missionary, explorer and writer (1795–1883). He was born in Ormiston and died in Leigh.
Roman GhirshmanPhotographer · PhotographyRoman Ghirshman was a French anthropologist, archaeologist, art historian, explorer, photographer and university teacher (1895–1979). He was born in Kharkiv and died in Budapest.
Rosie Swale-PopeAuthor · BooksRosie Swale-Pope, MBE (born 2 October 1946) is a British author, adventurer and marathon runner.
Roy Chapman AndrewsAuthor · BooksRoy Chapman Andrews (January 26, 1884 – March 11, 1960) was an American explorer, adventurer, and naturalist who became the director of the American Museum of Natural History.
Samuel BakerAuthor · BooksSir Samuel White Baker (8 June 1821 – 30 December 1893) was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist.
Samuel de ChamplainAuthor · Maps and atlasesSamuel de Champlain (lang; baptized 13 August 1574 – 25 December 1635) was a French explorer, navigator, cartographer, soldier, geographer, diplomat, and chronicler who founded Quebec City…
Sándor Kőrösi CsomaAuthor · BooksKőrösi Csoma Sándor
Sarat Chandra DasPhotographer · PhotographySarat Chandra Das (18 July 1849 – 5 January 1917) was an Indian scholar of Tibetan language and culture most noted for his two journeys to Tibet in 1879 and in 1881–1882.
Sebastian CabotAuthor · Maps and atlases1474 – c. December 1557) was a Venetian explorer, who at various times was in the service of the Kingdom of England, the Crown of Ar
Shintarō IshiharaAuthor · Books30 September 1932 – 1 February 2022 was a Japanese politician and writer, who served as the Governor of Tokyo from 1999 to 2012.
Steve IrwinPerson · Film memorabiliaStephen Robert Irwin (22 February 19624 September 2006) was an Australian conservationist, environmentalist, zookeeper, television personality, and wildlife educator.
Svetlana SavitskayaAuthor · BooksSvetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya (born 8 August 1948) is a Russian former aviator and Soviet cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space.
Svetoslav RoerichDesigner · DesignSvetoslav Nikolayevich Roerich (Святослав Николаевич Рерих; 1904–1993) was a Russian and Indian painter. Svetoslav Roerich was born in Saint Petersburg, he was later based in India.
Sylvester McCoyPerson · Film memorabiliaPercy James Patrick Kent-Smith (born 20 August 1943), known professionally as Sylvester McCoy, is a Scottish actor.
Teoberto MalerPhotographer · PhotographyTeobert Maler, later Teoberto (12 January 1842 – 22 November 1917), was an explorer who devoted his energies to documenting the ruins of the Maya civilization.
Thaddäus HaenkeAuthor · Maps and atlasesThaddäus Xaverius Peregrinus Haenke (also Thaddeus Haenke; Tadeáš Haenke; Tadeo Haenke; 5 October 1761 – 4 November 1816) was a Czech botanist and explorer.
Thomas CoryatAuthor · BooksThomas Coryat (also Coryate) (c. He is principally remembered for two volumes of writings he left regarding his travels, often
Thomas HarriotAuthor · Maps and atlasesThomas Harriot (c. 1560 – 2 July 1621), also spelled Harriott, Hariot or Heriot, was an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer and translator to whom the theory of refraction is…
Thomas MoranArtist · PaintingsThomas Moran (February 12, 1837 – August 25, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School in New York whose work often featured the Rocky Mountains.
Thor HeyerdahlPerson · Film memorabiliaThor Heyerdahl KStJ (6 October 1914 – 18 April 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in biology with specialization in zoology, botany and geography.
Tibor SekeljAuthor · BooksTibor Sekelj (14 February 1912 – 23 September 1988), also known as Székely Tibor according to Hungarian orthography, was a Hungarian born polyglot, explorer, author, and 'citizen of the…
Titian PealePhotographer · PhotographyTitian Ramsay Peale (November 17, 1799 – March 13, 1885) was an American artist, naturalist, and explorer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Titus ToblerAuthor · BooksTitus Tobler (25 July 1806 – 21 January 1877) was a Swiss Oriental scholar.
Tomás de SuríaEngraver · PrintsTomás de Suría (May 1761–1835) was a Spanish artist and explorer. He accompanied Alessandro Malaspina during his expedition along the west coast of North America from 1789 to 1795.
Verney Lovett CameronAuthor · BooksIllustration — "He walked across Africa"
Victor JacquemontAuthor · BooksVenceslas Victor Jacquemont (8 August 1801 – 7 December 1832) was a French botanist and geologist known for his travels in India.
Vittorio SellaPhotographer · PhotographyVittorio Sella (28 August 1859 – 12 August 1943) was an Italian photographer and mountaineer, whose photographs of mountains are regarded as some of the finest ever made.

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