| LC control no. | n 85288167 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | De Long, George W. (George Washington), 1844-1881 |
| Variant(s) | De Long, George Washington, 1844-1881 DeLong, George W. (George Washington), 1844-1881 Long, George W. de (George Washington), 1844-1881 |
| See also | Graduate of: United States Naval Academy Officer of: Jeannette Expedition (1879-1881) |
| Birth date | 1844-08-22 |
| Death date | 1881-10-31 |
| Place of birth | New York (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Siberia (Russia) |
| Field of activity | Discoveries in geography |
| Profession or occupation | United States. Navy--Officers Explorers |
| Found in | Muir, J. Cruise of the Corwin, 1986: CIP t.p. (De Long) galley (George W. De Long, American naval officer, ca. 1877) LC data base, 4-24-86 (hdg.: De Long, George Washington, 1844-1881; usage: George W. De Long) Our lost explorers : the narrative of the Jeannette Arctic Expedition as related by the survivors, and in the records and last journals of Lieutenant De Long, 201- : page 17 (American Arctic Expedition, commanded by Lieutenant George W. DeLong of the United States Navy, left San Francisco, July 8, 1879, was projected by James Gordon Benett, proprietor of the New York Herald.) Wikipedia.org website, viewed December 14, 2017: "George W. De Long" article (George Washington De Long, August 22, 1844-October 31, 1881, was a United States Navy officer and explorer. He led the ill-fated Jeannette Expedition in search of the Open Polar Sea. Born August 22, 1844 in New York City; died October 31, 1881 in Siberia, Russia; educated at the United States Naval Academy, and graduated in 1865.) |
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