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Norman Sam Elder (August 12, 1939 – October 15, 2003), explorer, exotic animal owner, writer, artist, Olympic equestrian, was one of Toronto’s eccentrics. Elder, was the owner of the Norman Elder Museum at 140 Bedford road in the Annex, an affluent n
Thomas Edward Lawrence CB DSO (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, military officer, and diplomat. He was renowned for his liaison role during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign and the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule
Vítor Negrete (November 13, 1967 – May 19, 2006) was a prominent mountaineer and the first Brazilian to reach the summit of Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen.
Luís Antônio de Carvalho Ferraz (21 February 1940 – 11 August 1982) was a Brazilian Navy officer, engineer, hydrographer, oceanographer, and Brazilian pioneer in Antarctica.
George William Evans (5 January 1780 – 16 October 1852) was a surveyor and early explorer in the colony of New South Wales. Evans was born in Warwick, England, migrating to Australia in October 1802.
Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese: , pronounced Spanish: , pronounced c. 1480 – April 27, 1521) was a Portuguese explorer. He was born in Sabrosa, in northern Portugal, and served King Charles I of Spain in search of a westward route to the “Spice I
Virginia Frances “Ginny”, Lady Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (9 July 1947 – 20 February 2004) was a noted explorer and wife of adventurer Ranulph Fiennes. She was the first woman to be awarded the Polar Medal, and as such was invited to join the Antarc
Boris Alekseevich Kuftin (February 2, 1892, in Samara, Russia – August 2, 1953, in Lielupe (now a part of Jūrmala) was a Soviet archaeologist and ethnographer. In the 1930s, he discovered the Trialeti culture; and in 1940, he coined the term Kura-Ar
William Floyd Collins (July 20, 1887 – c. February 13, 1925) was an American cave explorer in central Kentucky, an area which houses hundreds of miles of interconnected caves, including the Mammoth Cave National Park. On January 30, 1925, while try
Richard Tighe Harris (October 31, 1833 – October 11, 1907) was a Canadian miner and prospector.LifeRichard Harris was born in Drummadonald, County Down, Ireland. He then attended Girard College, a private boarding school in Philadelphia, PA (USA).H