In the fifteenth century, Henry the Navigator, a Portuguese prince, presided over a court in Sagres that became a center for cartographers, instrument-makers, and explorers, whose expeditions he sponsored.
April 12 , 1856Rochester, England April 19 , 1937London, England William Martin Conway, Baron Conway, (born April 12 , 1856 Rochester, Kent, England died April 19 , 1937 London) British mountain climber, explorer, and art historian whose expeditions ranged from Europe to South America and Asia.
Infusing the pantomimey finger-fiddling of Frank Sidebottom with the pathos of Daniel Johnston's twitchy tactility, Fassbender conjures a fully rounded character (from America rather than Timperley) whose expeditions along the edge of sanity question oft-repeated cliches about the genius of madness (and vice versa).
Watson, whose expeditions often involve scientists from several disciplines and countries, particularly enjoys sharing knowledge with colleagues.
Pritsak identified the Kylfings as a "professional trading and mercenary organization" that organized expeditions northward, into the Saami lands, as distinct from other Varangian and viking groups whose expeditions focussed on lands to the west and east of Scandinavia.
April 28 , 1795Bengal, India June 16, 1869 Cheltenham, England Charles Sturt, (born April 28 , 1795 Bengal, India died June 16, 1869, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) Australian explorer whose expedition down the Murrumbidgee and Murray rivers (1829 30) is considered one of the greatest explorations in Australian history.
Anti-northern groups in Tamil Nadu revised the story of Rama, whose expedition against the demon Ravana was believed by some to be the "Aryan" invasion of South India, by reversing it to abuse Rama and to glorify Ravana.
December 6, 1869 Småland, Sweden June 2 , 1928Gothenburg, Sweden Otto Nordenskjöld, in full Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld (born December 6 , 1869 Småland, Sweden died June 2 , 1928 Gothenburg) Swedish geographer and explorer whose expedition to the Antarctic was distinguished by the volume of its scientific findings.
Shackleton, whose expedition had the good fortune of being vividly documented by the photographer Frank Hurley, has seen his reputation soar in recent years -- from an overambitious explorer who led a botched attempt to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent, to an admirable leader whose personal determination and courage saved the lives of all the men in his charge.
I saw several couples whose expedition equipment comprised Tesco bags and a senior gentleman who was transporting the remains of the family picnic down the mountain in a red tartan shopper – a wonderful and uniquely British sight which I'll call upon in low moments for years to come.
He noted that the first Europeans to come to America were not the Dutch East India Company, but Christopher Columbus and his crew, whose expedition was paid for by Spain.
