Robert Peary
American explorer
Robert Edwin Peary Sr. was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Wikipedia
Born: May 6, 1856, Cresson, PA
Died: February 20, 1920 (age 63 years), Washington, D.C.
Parents: Charles N. Peary and Mary P. Peary
Children: Marie Ahnighito Peary and Robert Peary Jr.
Grandchildren: Edward Peary Stafford and Peary D. Stafford
Awards: Cullum Geographical Medal, Charles P. Daly Medal, and Hubbard Medal
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