| |
| |
John Franklin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Sir John Franklin, FRGS (April 15, 1786 – June 11, 1847) was an English sea captain and Arctic explorer, who died on an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage. |
 | | Franklin first travelled to the Arctic in 1818, as a lieutenant under the command of John Ross, and became fascinated by it. |
 | | In 1854, explorer John Rae discovered further evidence of the Franklin party's fate. |
| en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Franklin (1181 words) |
|