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Edward Belcher

1799 - 1877

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Sir Edward Belcher (27 February 1799 – 18 March 1877) was a British naval officer, hydrographer, and explorer. Born in Nova Scotia, he was the great-grandson of Jonathan Belcher, who served as a colonial governor of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Belcher is the 405th most popular explorer (down from 402nd in 2019), the 418th most popular biography from Canada (down from 356th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Canadian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Edward Belcher ranks 405 out of 498. Before him are Artur Chilingarov, Frederick William Beechey, George Nares, Richard Maack, Étienne Brûlé, and Johannes Rebmann. After him are George Kennan, Grímur Kamban, Charles Francis Hall, Dirk Hartog, Fyodor Konyukhov, and Edward John Eyre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1799, Edward Belcher ranks 55. Before him are Nathaniel Palmer, Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville, George Finlay, František Čelakovský, Frederick Catherwood, and Amos Bronson Alcott. After him are Henry Monnier, William Rutter Dawes, Avdotia Istomina, James Prinsep, Titian Peale, and Samuel George Morton. Among people deceased in 1877, Edward Belcher ranks 61. Before him are Juan Bautista Gill, Nathaniel Palmer, Federico Errázuriz Zañartu, Errico Petrella, Alexander Brullov, and Facundo Machaín. After him are Henry Monnier, Filippo Parlatore, Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Ramón Cabrera, 1st Duke of Maestrazgo, Karl Ludwig Littrow, and Elizabeth F. Ellet.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Edward Belcher ranks 418 out of 1,622. Before him are Bob Ezrin (1949), George Chuvalo (1937), Justine Musk (1972), Reginald Aldworth Daly (1871), John Qualen (1899), and Calixa Lavallée (1842). After him are Brad Armstrong (1965), Peaches (1966), Mordecai Richler (1931), Rick Danko (1943), Hal Foster (1892), and Terry Jacks (1944).

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Among EXPLORERS In Canada

Among explorers born in Canada, Edward Belcher ranks 6. Before him are Joshua Slocum (1844), Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (1680), Louis Jolliet (1645), Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879), and Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (1661).

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