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1822-1911, biostatistician, human geneticist & eugenicist, English, British

Francis Galton

1822 - 1911

1908-1999, explorer; scientist, British

Vivian Fuchs

1908 - 1999

1884-1962, scientist; inventor; explorer, Swiss

Auguste Piccard

1884 - 1962

1850-1915, aviation pioneer; engineer; explorer; astronomer; inventor, English-born; Australian

Lawrence Hargrave

1850 - 1915

1743-1820, explorer; naturalist; patron of science, British

Joseph Banks

1743 - 1820

1786-1847, naval officer; Arctic explorer, British; English

John Franklin

1786 - 1847

1866-1912, explorer, photographer, American

Chester Melvin Vaniman

1866 - 1912

1861-1930, scientist; explorer; diplomat; humanitarian, Norwegian

Fridtjof Nansen

1861 - 1930

1841-1904, explorer, journalist, British; Welsh

Henry Morton Stanley

1841 - 1904

1815-1878, engineer; artist; explorer; British

Benjamin Herschel Babbage

1815 - 1878

1874-1922, Antarctic explorer, British

Ernest Henry Shackleton

1874 - 1922

1794-1884, naturalist; explorer, German

Eduard Ruppell

1794 - 1884

1813-1873, explorer; missionary, British; Scottish

David Livingstone

1813 - 1873

1769-1859, naturalist; explorer, German

Alexander von Humboldt

1769 - 1859

1777-1856, naval officer; Arctic explorer, British; Scottish

John Ross

1777 - 1856

1919-2008, explorer, mountaineer, New Zealander

Edmund Percival Hillary

1919 - 2008

1885-1962, photographer and adventurer, Australia

Frank Hurley

1885 - 1962

1837-1906, explorer, Hungarian

Jeno Zichy

1837 - 1906

1785-1865, physician, naturalist, and Arctic explorer, Scottish; British

John Richardson

1787 - 1865

1903-1998, geologist; explorer; mountaineer, British; English

Albert Everard Gunther

1903 - 1998

1799-1877, naval officer; hydrographer; explorer; inventor, British

Edward Belcher

1799 - 1877

1790-1855, naval officer; explorer, British

William Edward Parry

1790 - 1855

1888-1957, United States Naval Officer; aviator; polar explorer, American

Richard Evelyn Byrd

1888 - 1957

1485-1547, conquistador; explorer, Spanish

Hernando Cortes

1485 - 1547

1773-1858, botanist; explorer; gardener; traveller, French

Aime Jacques Alexandre Bonpland

1773 - 1858

1451-1506, mariner; explorer, Italian

Christopher Columbus

1451 - 1506

c. 1524-1580, explorer; poet, Portuguese

Luiz de Camoes

1524 - 1580

c. 1460-1509, cartographer; conquistador; explorer, Spanish

Juan de la Cosa

1460 - 1509

1775-1810, naturalist; explorer; historian, French

François Péron

1775 - 1810

1754-1840, active 1777-1785, botanist; explorer, Spanish

José Antonio Pavón Jiménez

1754 - 1840

1869-1928, geologist; explorer, Swedish

Otto Nils Gustaf Nordenskjöld

1869 - 1928

1754-1816, botanist; explorer, Spanish

Hipólito Ruiz López

1754 - 1816

1868-1912, naval officer and Antarctic explorer, British

Capt. Robert Falcon Scott

1868

c1550-1605, explorer; inventor, English; British

Davis, John

Unknown - 1612

c.1540-1595, privateer, navigator, slaver, politician, British

Drake

Unknown - 1595

active late 19th century, explorer of Katanga and Congo basin, Belgian

Delcommune, Alexander