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Vancouver, George, 1757-1798

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Personal name headingVancouver, George, 1757-1798
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Variant(s)Vankuver, Dzhordzh, 1757-1798
Associated placeBritish Columbia
Birth date1757-06-22
Death date1798-05-12
Place of birthKing's Lynn (England)
Place of deathPetersham (London, England)
Field of activityDiscoveries in geography
Profession or occupationExplorers Navies--Officers
Found inMalakhovskiĭ, K.V. V Novom Alʹbione, 1990: p. 20, etc. (Dzhordzh Vankuver)
LAC internal file, May 27, 2019 (access point: Vancouver, George, 1757-1798)
Dictionary of Canadian Biography website, viewed May 27, 2019: (George Vancouver; British naval officer and explorer; born 22 June 1757 at King's Lynn, England; died 12 May 1798 at Petersham (Greater London), England)
   <http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/vancouver_george_4E.html>
The Canadian Encyclopedia website, viewed May 27, 2019: (George Vancouver; during the summers of 1792-1794, he explored the West Coast of North America, including the entire mainland coast of British Columbia)
National bib agency no.0101J5801E
Associated languageeng
Quality codenlc