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John Franklin

Sir John Franklin

British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847).

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Member Of

Royal Society
(2/20/1823 - )
Start Time
: 2/20/1823
Royal Geographical Society

Place of Birth

Spilsby

Date of Birth

4/16/1786

Date of Death

6/11/1847

Occupation

Explorer
Naval Officer
Botanist

Instance Of

Human

Place of Death

King William Island

Image

Award Received

Fellow of the Royal Society
(2/20/1823)
Point in Time
: 2/20/1823
Grande Médaille D'Or Des Explorations
(1829)
Point in Time
: 1829
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Knight Bachelor
(4/29/1829)
Point in Time
: 4/29/1829
Order of the Redeemer

Family Name

Franklin

Given Name

John

Described by Source

12 items
Nordisk Familjebok
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Section
:Франклин Джон
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Franklin, John (DNB00)
A Naval Biographical Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Franklin, John (a) (NBD)
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24745946
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24511749
Obálky Knih
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Franklin, Sir John
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th Edition (1885–1890)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q112776180
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Franklin, Sir John
Geographicus Rare Antique Maps Biographical Dictionary of Cartographers
Language of Work or Name
:
English
Meyer’s Universum, Achtzehnter Band
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Die Arktischen Gletscher
Publication Date
: 1857

Position Held

Governor of Van Diemen's Land
(1/5/1837 - 8/21/1843)
Replaces
:
Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet
Replaced By
:
Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 1st Baronet
Start Time
: 1/5/1837
End Time
: 8/21/1843

Spouse

Jane Franklin
(11/5/1828 - 6/11/1847)
Start Time
: 11/5/1828
End Time
: 6/11/1847
Eleanor Anne Porden
(8/19/1823 - 1825)
Start Time
: 8/19/1823
End Time
: 1825

Commons Gallery

John Franklin

Participant In

Coppermine Expedition
(1819 - 1822)
Start Time
: 1819
End Time
: 1822
Mackenzie River Expedition
(1825 - 1827)
Start Time
: 1825
End Time
: 1827
Franklin's Lost Expedition
(1845 - 1848)
Start Time
: 1845
End Time
: 1848

Name in Native Language

John Franklin

Field of Work

Botany

Country of Citizenship

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Kingdom of Great Britain
( - 1/1/1801)
End Cause
:
Acts of Union 1800
End Time
: 1/1/1801
United Kingdom
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Anachronism

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Educated At

King Edward VI Grammar School

Sex or Gender

Male

Present in Work

The Discovery of Slowness

Writing Language

English

Notable Work

Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827
Place of Publication
:
London
Publisher
:
John Murray
Unnamed
:bug: P767
Publication Date
: 1828

Different From

John Franklyn Self

Has Works in the Collection

Australian National Maritime Museum

Father

Willingham Franklin

Mother

Hannah Weekes

Sibling

Sarah Franklin
James Franklin

Depicted By

Portrait of Sir John Franklin, RN (1770-1847)
Creator
:
Thomas Phillips
Location
:
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

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