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Samuel Hearne (February 1745 – November 1792) was an English explorer, fur-trader, author and naturalist. He was the first European to make an overland excursion across northern Canada to the Arctic Ocean, specifically to Coronation Gulf, via the Coppermine River.
Samuel Hearne (Londres, febrero de 1745 - noviembre de 1792) fue un explorador, comerciante de pieles, escritor y naturalista inglés, recordado por ser el primer europeo en hacer una excursión por tierra en el norte de Canadá hasta el océano Ártico.
November 1792, London (aged 47) Samuel Hearne (born 1745, London, England—died November 1792, London) was an English seaman, fur trader, and explorer, the first European to make an overland trip to the Arctic Ocean in what is now Canada. He was also the first to show the trend of the Arctic shore.
7 de ene. de 2008 · Samuel Hearne was the first European to travel by land across the Arctic from the east coast to the Arctic Ocean. He took part in three expeditions to the Canadian Arctic to discover the Northwest Passage , greatly increasing European knowledge of the Arctic climate, and resident Inuit and Dene in the process.
29 de may. de 2018 · Learn about Samuel Hearne, an English explorer who surveyed the Coppermine River, discovered the \"Northern Ocean,\" and searched for the Northwest Passage. Find out his life story, his three Arctic expeditions, and his writings on his journeys.
Biography – HEARNE, SAMUEL – Volume IV (1771-1800) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Source: Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. HEARNE, SAMUEL, explorer, fur-trader, author, and naturalist; b. 1745 in London, England, son of Samuel and Diana Hearne; d. November 1792 in London.
The Canadian Hudson’s Bay Company commissioned Samuel Hearne to go on an overland journey in search of the North-West Passage – the seaway through the Arctic, linking the Pacific and Arctic Oceans – in 1772. There was compelling evidence of commercial opportunities to be had and the company was keen to capitalize.
