Admiral Sir George Back was born on 6th November 1796 in Cheshire, UK, and he died on 23rd June, 1878 (aged 81 years) in London, UK. A British Naval Admiral, naturalist and artist, George was an explorer who is remembered to have explored the Canadian Arctic. His expedition to the Canadian Arctic was a proposition […]
Once, there was a wise and generous king, who had an ill-mannered son. One day, a sage visited the king. The king welcomed him and offered him a hermitage near the palace. One day, the king visited the hermitage and said, “My son is ill-mannered. Please change his ways so that he may be a
Vaino Auer was born on 7th January 1895 in Helsinki, Finland, and he died on 20th March 1981 (aged 86 years) in Helsinki, Finland. Auer was a professor of geography at the University of Helsinki. Vaino expert in swamp geology, he documented the Earth’s climatic history and explored the areas of Tierra del Fuego and
Vladimir Klavdiyevich Arsenyev was born on 10th September 1872 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and he died on 4th September 1930 (aged 58 years) in Vladivostok, Russia. Vladimir is known for documenting and describing the various species of Siberian flora and the lifestyle of the ethnic people. He undertook many expeditions where he acutely studied the
Once, there was a large cobra, who lived in a hole in the tree. He ate frogs, lizards and birds’ eggs. All the small creatures were afraid of him. He would hunt them at night and creep into his hole in the morning. As he grew in size, he could no longer fit into the
Roy Chapman Andrews was born on 26th January 1884 in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States and he died on 11th March 1960 (aged 76 years) in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States. A renowned naturalist, Roy led expeditions into the Gobi desert and Mongolia. He brought back the first known dinosaur’s eggs and numerous precious fossils. Roy travelled
Salomon August Andree was born on 18th October 1854 in Granna, Sweden, and he died in October 1897 (aged 43 years) in Kvitoya. Salomon was a Swedish engineer, physicist, aeronaut and explorer. He is best known for attempting to reach the North Pole by a hydrogen balloon. This expedition was unsuccessful and led to the
Henryk Arctowski was born on 21st July 1871 in Warsaw, Poland, and he died on 21st February 1958 (aged 87 years) in Bethesda, United States. A Polish scientist and explorer who was the first person to spend winters in the Antarctic region where Henryk performed scientific work and observations himself with just an assistant. Various
Antonio de Andrade was born in 1580 in Oleiros, Portugal, and he died on 19th March 1634 (aged 54 years) in Goa Velha. Antonio was an explorer and a Jesuit priest. He was the first person to cross the Himalayas to reach Tibet where he was the first to establish a Catholic mission. Antonio and
Jorge Alvares was born in the late 15th century in Portugal and he died on 8th July 1521 in Tamao, China. Jorge was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with being the first European to have reached China by sea. He made contact with the Chinese when they landed on the historic city of Guangzhou
Benedict Collin Allen was born on 1st March 1960 in Cheshire, England, and he still lives there. Benedict is an author, adventurer, film maker and explorer. He is best known for his techniques of mingling with the indigenous people from whom he learns survival skills. His expeditions include a trip to a volcano in Costa
Deep in the jungle, there was a lake. A swan lived there. One day, an owl saw the beautiful surroundings of the lake. He decided to stay there. Soon, the owl befriended the swan. During the hot summer, the lake dried up. The owl said, “Dear friend, I’m going back to the banyan tree by
Francisco de Almeida was born in 1450 in Lisbon, Portugal, and he died on 1st March 1510 (aged 60 years) in the Cape of Good Hope. Francisco was a Portuguese Explorer and soldier who was responsible for the Portuguese dominance over the Indian Ocean. The King of Portugal appointed Francisco the first governor and Viceroy
Diego de Almagro was born in 1475 in Almagro, Spain, and he died on 8th July 1538 (aged 63 years) in Cusco, Peru. Diego was the first European to discover Chile when he participated in the Spanish conquest of Peru. He led the expedition that conquered the Inca empire along with Francisco Pizarro but there
Vishnu Sharma had taught all that was necessary to the Princes. Then he asked them if there was anything else they would like to know from him. The Princes had become wiser by learning to understand the details of how to run a kingdom. They had understood what kind of people they must trust, what