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Evelyn Briggs Baldwin

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Evelyn Briggs Baldwin Famous memorial

Birth
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA
Death
25 Oct 1933 (aged 71)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Oswego, Labette County, Kansas, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.185763, Longitude: -95.1306764
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Arctic Explorer. He was a member of the United Nations Meteorological office from 1892 to 1900. Baldwin acted as second in command of Walter Wellmen's first American polar expedition to the archipelagos (1898 to 1899); during this expedition he discovered and explored Graham Bell Island. In 1901, he became the leader of a North Pole expedition funded by William Ziegler, an American millionaire. He later became a famous lecturer.
Arctic Explorer. He was a member of the United Nations Meteorological office from 1892 to 1900. Baldwin acted as second in command of Walter Wellmen's first American polar expedition to the archipelagos (1898 to 1899); during this expedition he discovered and explored Graham Bell Island. In 1901, he became the leader of a North Pole expedition funded by William Ziegler, an American millionaire. He later became a famous lecturer.

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  • Originally Created by: Tammi
  • Added: Aug 10, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74707826/evelyn_briggs-baldwin: accessed ), memorial page for Evelyn Briggs Baldwin (22 Jul 1862–25 Oct 1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74707826, citing Oswego Cemetery, Oswego, Labette County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.