1832 - 1891
Thomas Blakiston British Explorer
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| First Name |
Thomas
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| Last Name |
Blakiston
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| Birthday |
27th December, 1832
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| Birthplace |
Lymington, Hampshire, England
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| Died |
15th October, 1891
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| Place of Death |
San Diego, California
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| Buried |
Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Naturalist and explorer
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| Occupation |
Explorer
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Thomas Wright Blakiston (27 December 1832 – 15 October 1891) was an English explorer and naturalist. Born in Lymington, Hampshire, Blakiston was the son of Major John Blakiston, second son of Sir Matthew Blakiston, 2nd Baronet (see Blakiston baronets for earlier history of the family). His mother was Jane, daughter of Reverend Thomas Wright, Rector of Market Bosworth, Leicestershire. Blakiston explored western Canada with the Palliser Expedition between 1857 and 1859. Mount Blakiston, the highest point in Waterton Lakes National Park was named for him in 1858. In 1861 he traveled up the Yangtze River in China, going further than any Westerner before him. He spent the next part of his life in Japan and became one of the major naturalists in that country. He moved to the United States in 1885. Blakiston died aged 58 of pneumonia in October 1891 while in San Diego, California and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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