John Franklin

British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer

1786 CE to 1847 CE

Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) is a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer.

Franklin also serves as governor of Tasmania for several years.

In his last expedition, he disappears while attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic.

The entire crew perishes from starvation, hypothermia, tuberculosis, lead poisoning and scurvy.

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