Explorer Ernest De Koven Leffingwell

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Ernest De Koven Leffingwell

Living place: Illinois

Birthday: 13-1-1875

Global rank: #72469

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Who is Explorer Ernest De Koven Leffingwell?
Polar explorer who spent a good part of his life on the Alaskan coast in the Arctic.
He and his exploration partner, Ejnar Mikkelsen, financed their expedition to the North Pole. After their boat got stuck in the ice, they used their planks to build a permanent cabin.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War, serving on the battleship Oregon during his voyage around Cape Horn.

Family life info

He was born in Knoxville, Illinois. His father, Charles Wesley Leffingwell, was a wealthy California rancher.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Explorer Ernest De Koven Leffingwell?
He was one of the first explorers of Alaska, like American Wilds P. Richardson.

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When was Explorer Ernest De Koven Leffingwell born?
Ernest De Koven Leffingwell was born in 13-1-1875, death year is , at the age of 149.
Where is Explorer Ernest De Koven Leffingwell's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Ernest De Koven Leffingwell was born in Illinois, . is a Explorer, whose Zodiac is Capricorn, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dog. Ernest De Koven Leffingwell's global rank is 72469 and whose rank is 122 in list of famous Explorer.
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Events in 1875 and 13-1

Birthday Ernest De Koven Leffingwell (13-1) in history

  • Day 13-1 year 1898: French writer Emile Zola published his "J'Accuse" letter, accusing the French of a cover-up in the Alfred Dreyfus treason case.
  • Day 13-1 year 1941: Novelist James Joyce died in Zurich.
  • Day 13-1 year 1990: Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the first elected African-American governor in the United States.
  • Day 13-1 year 1999: Michael Jordan announced his second retirement from the NBA. He would "unretire" again in 2001.
  • Day 13-1 year 2002: After 17,162 performances, The Fantasticks ended its almost 42-year off-Broadway run.
  • Day 13-1 year 2004: Joseph Darby, a U.S. soldier at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, reported U.S. abuses of Iraqi prisoners to the Army's Criminal Investigations Division..
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