George Nares
Military Person
1831 – 1915
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Who was George Nares?
Vice-Admiral Sir George Strong Nares KCB FRS was a British naval officer and Arctic explorer. He commanded the first ship to pass through the Suez Canal, the Challenger Expedition and the British Arctic Expedition. He was highly thought of as a leader and scientific explorer. In later life he worked for the Board of Trade and as Acting Conservator of the River Mersey, and died in 1915 aged 83.
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- Born
- Apr 24, 1831
Wales - Also known as
- Нэрс, Джордж
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Royal Naval School
- Died
- Jan 15, 1915
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on July 23, 2013
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