1786 - 1847
John Franklin English Explorer
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John Franklin was previously married to Jane Griffin (Lady Franklin) (1828 - 1847) and Eleanor Anne Porden (1823 - 1825).
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English Explorer John Franklin was born on 16th April, 1786 in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England and passed away on 11th Jun 1847 Erebus, off King William Island aged 61. He is most remembered for disappeared while on his last expedition, attempting to chart and navigate the Northwest Passage in the North American Arctic. The icebound ships were abandoned and the entire crew died.. His zodiac sign is Aries.
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
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| Married | 2 |
20 years, 5 months
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13 years, 9 months
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7 years, 1 month
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| Total | 2 |
20 years, 5 months
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13 years, 9 months
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7 years, 1 month
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Details
| First Name |
John
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| Last Name |
Franklin
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| Full Name at Birth |
John Franklin
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| Alternative Name |
Sir John Franklin, The man who ate his boots
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| Birthday |
16th April, 1786
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| Birthplace |
Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
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| Died |
11th June, 1847
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| Place of Death |
Erebus, off King William Island
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| Height |
5' 6" (168 cm)
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| Build |
Average
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| Hair Color |
Bald
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Christian
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
English
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| High School |
King Edward VI Grammar School in Louth
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| Occupation Text |
Royal Navy officer and explorer of the Arctic. Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1837 to 1843.
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| Occupation |
Explorer
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| Claim to Fame |
disappeared while on his last expedition, attempting to chart and navigate the Northwest Passage in the North American Arctic. The icebound ships were abandoned and the entire crew died.
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Rear-Admiral
Sir John Franklin (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator. After serving in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, he led two expeditions into the Canadian Arctic and through the islands of the Arctic Archipelago, during the Coppermine expedition of 1819 and the Mackenzie River expedition of 1825, and served as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1837 to 1843. During his third and final expedition, an attempt to traverse the Northwest Passage in 1845, Franklin's ships became icebound off King William Island in what is now Nunavut, where he died in June 1847. The icebound ships were abandoned ten months later, and the entire crew died from causes such as starvation, hypothermia, and scurvy.
