Francis McClintock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis McClintock

Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1819

Place of Birth: Dundalk, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 17-Nov-1907

Profession: photographer, military officer, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (8 July 1819 – 17 November 1907) was an Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy, known for his discoveries in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
He confirmed explorer John Rae's controversial report gathered from Inuit sources on the fate of Franklin's lost expedition, the ill-fated Royal Navy undertaking commanded by Sir John Franklin in 1845 to be the first to traverse the Northwest Passage. McClintock's report was received more favorably than that of Rae, who was shunned and denied recognition for having discovered the lost expedition's fate.
Rae's report ultimately guided McClintock to the correct area to conduct a search.
McClintock also stirred controversy with his claim that Franklin, before his death, had essentially discovered the Northwest Passage, while in reality he had not.
Rae, with his discovery of Rae Strait, had discovered the real ice-free passage through North America's Arctic archipelago.

John Powles Cheyne (1826–1902)
Alternative names	John P. Cheyne
Description	British naval officer, photographer and lyricist
Date of birth/death	15 December 1826	8 February 1902
Location of birth/death	Islington	Sydney
Authority control	: Q67153691