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Bookmark or Share- Robert Peary - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRobert Edwin Peary, Sr. (May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who claimed to have led the first expedition, on April 6, 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole. Peary's claim was widely credited for most of the 20th century, rather than the competing claim by Frederick Cook who said he got there a year earlier.
- Robert Peary - WikipediaRobert Edwin Peary Sr. (/ ˈ p ɪər i /; May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) 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.
- Who Discovered the North Pole? | SmithsonianA century ago, explorer Robert Peary earned fame for discovering the North Pole, but did Frederick Cook get there first?
- Robert Peary | Biography & Facts | BritannicaRobert Peary (born May 6, 1856, Cresson, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died February 20, 1920, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. Arctic explorer usually credited with leading the first expedition to reach the North Pole in 1909.
- Robert E. Peary - NHHCPeary was a man of many talents and wide interests, a veritable "renaissance man" who succeeded at whatever he tried. Robert Edwin Peary was born the only son of Charles and Mary Peary on 6...
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