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William Scoresby

1789-10-05 – 1857-03-21

Portrait of William Scoresby
William Scoresby. Line engraving by E. Smith, 1821, after A. Mosses. Iconographic Collections Keywords: William ScoresbyCredit: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/fd/04/41720e9d438dcb386d7a3d3d4f27.jpg Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0005341EL.html Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-04-06): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/x3ac9m8g CC-BY-4.0

Life & Legacy

William Scoresby (5 October 1789 – 21 March 1857), known as "William Scoresby Junior" to distinguish him from his father, was an English whaler, Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman.

Occupation & Career

explorer, scientist, whaler

Education

Queens' College

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Fellow of the Royal Society

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Fellow of the Royal Society

Organizations & Memberships

French Academy of Sciences · Royal Society of London

Education & Institutions

Queens' College

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q969220 — wikidata View source

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