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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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Vladimir A. ObruchevAuthor · BooksVladimir Afanasyevich Obruchev (October 10 1863 – June 19, 1956) was a Russian and Soviet geologist who specialized in the study of Siberia and Central Asia.
Walter BonattiPhotographer · PhotographyWalter Bonatti (ˈvalter boˈnatti; 22 June 1930 – 13 September 2011) was an Italian mountaineer, alpinist, explorer and journalist.
Walter RaleighAuthor · BooksSir Walter Raleigh (c. 1553 – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer.
Wilfred ThesigerPhotographer · PhotographySir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger (3 June 1910 – 24 August 2003), also known as Mubarak bin Landan (the blessed one of London), was a British military officer, explorer, and writer.
William BaffinAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam Baffin (c. 1584 – 23 January 1622) was an English navigator, explorer and cartographer.
William Charles WentworthAuthor · BooksWilliam Charles Wentworth (August 179020 March 1872) was an Australian statesman, author, explorer, lawyer, newspaper editor and pastoralist, who became one of the wealthiest and most…
William H. EmoryAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam Hemsley Emory (September 7, 1811 – December 1, 1887) was a prominent American surveyor and civil engineer of the 19th century.
William H. HarveyIllustrator · IllustrationWilliam Henry Harvey, FRS FLS (5 February 1811 – 15 May 1866) was an Irish botanist and phycologist who specialised in algae.
William Henry GilderPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Henry Gilder Jr (August 16, 1838 – February 5, 1900) was an American soldier, journalist, explorer and writer.
William HodgesArtist · PaintingsWilliam Hodges (28 October 1744 – 6 March 1797) was an English painter. He was a member of James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and is best known for the sketches and paintings…
William John BurchellArtist · PaintingsWilliam John Burchell (23 July 1781 – 23 March 1863) was an English explorer, naturalist, traveller, artist, and author.
William WestallArtist · PaintingsWilliam Westall (12 October 1781 – 22 January 1850) was a British landscape artist best known as one of the first artists to work in Australia.
William Winwood ReadeAuthor · BooksIllustration — Photo of William Winwood Reade published during 1910.
Władysław JarockiDesigner · DesignIllustration — Władysław Jarocki
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Yaqut al-HamawiAuthor · BooksYāqūt Shihāb al-Dīn ibn-ʿAbdullāh al-Rūmī al-Ḥamawī (1179–1229) was a Muslim scholar of Byzantine ancestry active during the late Abbasid period (12th–13th centuries).
Yuly ShokalskyAuthor · Maps and atlasesYuly Mikhailovich Shokalsky (Russian: Юлий Михайлович Шокальский; October 17, 1856 in Saint Petersburg – March 26, 1940 in Leningrad) was a Russian oceanographer, cartographer, and…
Yuri SenkevichAuthor · BooksYuri Aleksandrovich Senkevich (March 4, 1937 in Choibalsan, Mongolia – September 25, 2003 in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet physician, voyager, scientist, and Candidate of Sciences (PhD…
Zacharias WagenaerAuthor · BooksZacharias Wagenaer (also known as Wagener, Wagenaar and Wagner) (10 May 1614 – 12 October 1668) was a German-born Dutch clerk, illustrator, merchant, member of the Court of Justice,…

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