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Henry Hudson
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Henry Hudson
Explorer / 1565 - 1611
English explorer Henry Hudson embarked on multiple sailing voyages that provided new information on North American water routes.
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Ernest Shackleton
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Ernest Shackleton
Explorer / 1874 - 1922
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Irish-born British explorer who was a principal figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
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John Smith
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John Smith
Explorer / 1580 - 1631
John Smith was a British soldier who was a founder of the American colony of Jamestown in the early 1600s.
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Walter Raleigh
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Walter Raleigh
Explorer / 1552 - 1618
Sir Walter Raleigh was an English adventurer and writer who established a colony near Roanoke Island, now known as Virginia. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London and eventually put to death for treason.
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David Livingstone
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David Livingstone
Explorer, Missionary / 1813 - 1873
David Livingstone was a Scottish missionary, abolitionist and physician known for his explorations of Africa, having crossed the continent during the mid-19th century.
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John White
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John White
Illustrator, Explorer, U.S. Governor / 1540 - 1593
John White was a British artist, explorer, cartographer and governor of the English settlement on Roanoke Island (now in North Carolina, U.S.).
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