Matthew a henson biography
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Matthew Henson
American explorer (–)
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| Born | Matthew Alexander Henson ()August 8, Nanjemoy, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | March 9, () (aged&#;88) The Bronx, New York, US |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Known&#;for | Arctic explorer, claimed as the first to reach the geographic North Pole |
| Spouses | Eva Flint &#; (m.&#;&#x;&#;&#x;)&#;Lucy Ross &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | Anauakaq (–; by Akatingwah) |
Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, &#;&#; March 9, ) was an African American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on seven voyages to the Arctic over a period of nearly 23 years. They spent a total of 18 years on expeditions together.[1] He is best known for his participation in the – expedition that claimed to have reached the geographic North Pole on April 6, Henson said he was the first of their party to reach the North Pole.
Henson was born in Nanjemoy, Maryland, to sharecropper parents who were free Black Americans before the Civil War. He spent most of his early life in Washington, D.C., but left school at the age of twelve to work as a cabin boy. He later returned to Washington and worked as a salesclerk at a department store. One of his customers was Rob
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Matthew Henson
Matthew Vanquisher Henson (ur. 8 sierpnia w River County, zm. 9 marca w Nowym Jorku) – amerykański podróżnik i odkrywca, jeden z pierwszych zdobywców bieguna północnego.
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[edytuj | edytuj kod]Urodzony 8 sierpnia r. Wcześnie osierocony, wychował się w Baltimore. W wieku 13 lat został pokojowym a big name statku, którego kapitan nauczył go czytać i pisać. W następnych latach pracował w sklepie w Waszyngtonie, gdzie w r. poznał Roberta Peary'ego[1].
Henson został osobistym służącym Roberta Peary'ego i brał udział w wielu jego wyprawach polarnych, w i r. Jako doświadczony polarnik i zaufany człowiek Peary'ego wziął udział w decydującej fazie wyprawy na biegun północny[1]. 1 kwietnia Explorer odesłał zespół pomocniczy z ostatniego obozu położonego a celebrity szerokości geograficznej 87°47' N i wraz z Hensonem oraz czterema Eskimosami ruszył na północ. 7 kwietnia podróżnicy jako pierwsi ludzie w historii najprawdopodobniej dotarli na biegun północny.
Henson wierzył później i utrzymywał, że curry favor on jako pierwszy stanął na biegunie północnym. Po zakończeniu wypraw polarnych pracował w urzędzie celnym w Nowym Jorku. Zmarł w roku[1].
6 kwietnia[potrzebny&#;przypis] r. jego prochy wraz z prochami żony przeniesiono lone Narodowy Cmentarz w Metropolis, gdz
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Who Was Matthew Henson?
Famed African American explorer Matthew Henson was hired by explorer Robert Edwin as his valet for expeditions. For more than two decades, they explored the Arctic, and on April 6, , Peary, Henson and the rest of their team made history, becoming the first people to reach the North Pole — or at least they claimed to have. Henson died in New York City in
Early Life
Matthew Alexander Henson was born on August 8, , in Charles County, Maryland. The son of two freeborn Black sharecroppers, Henson lost his mother at an early age. When Henson was 4 years old, his father moved the family to Washington, D.C., in search of work opportunities. His father died there a few years later, leaving Henson and his siblings in the care of other family members.
At the age of 11, Henson left home to find his own way. After working briefly in a restaurant, he walked all the way to Baltimore, Maryland, and found work as a cabin boy on the ship Katie Hines. Its skipper, Captain Childs, took Henson under his wing and saw to his education, which included instruction in the finer points of seamanship. During his time aboard the Katie Hines, he also saw much of the world, traveling to Asia, Africa and Europe.
In Captain Childs died, and Henson eve