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   Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was an African American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on seven voyages to the Arctic over a period of nearly 23 years. They spent a total of 18 years on expeditions together. [1]

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3. www.biography.com › history-culture › matthew-hensonMatthew Henson - Biography, Explorer, Co-Discovery of North Pole

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Matthew Henson was an African American explorer best known as the co-discoverer of the North Pole with Robert Edwin Peary in 1909.

4. www.nationalgeographic.com › adventure › articleThe Legacy of Arctic Explorer Matthew Henson

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   Feb 28, 2014 · The first person to stand on top of the world was black man named Henson. When Commander Robert Edwin Peary set out on the expedition his company included 24 men, 19 sledges, and 133 dogs.

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6. www.britannica.com › Matthew-Alexander-HensonMatthew Alexander Henson | Arctic Expedition, North Pole ...

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   Matthew Alexander Henson (born August 8, 1866, Charles county, Maryland, U.S.—died March 9, 1955, New York, N.Y.) was an African American explorer who accompanied Robert E. Peary on most of his expeditions, including that to the North Pole in 1909.

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7. www.history.com › news › black-explorer-matthewThe Black Explorer Who May Have Reached the North Pole First

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   Jan 31, 2024 · In 1909 African American Matthew Henson trekked with explorer Robert Peary, reaching what they claimed was the North Pole. Who got there first?

8. www.nationalgeographic.com › culture › articleProfile: African-American North Pole Explorer Matthew Henson

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   Jan 10, 2003 · Profile: African-American North Pole Explorer Matthew Henson. Learn the story behind the Robert E. Peary's most trusted Arctic companion who aided him on pivotal arctic expeditions.

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   Who was Matthew Henson and why is he famous?

   • Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was an American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on seven voyages to the Arctic over a period of nearly 23 years. They spent a total of 18 years on expeditions together. He is best known for his participation in the 1908–1909 expedition that claimed to have reached the geographic North Pole on April 6, 1909.

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   What inspired Matthew Henson to become an explorer?

   • What inspired Matthew Henson to become an explorer? It was there that, in 1887, he met Robert Edwin Peary, an explorer and officer in the U.S. Navy Corps of Civil Engineers. Impressed by Henson's seafaring credentials, Peary hired him as his valet for an upcoming expedition to Nicaragua. Does India own Antarctica?

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   Why did Matthew Henson go to the North Pole?

   • Why did Matthew Henson go to the North Pole? Explorer Robert Edwin Peary hired Henson as his valet for expeditions. For more than two decades, they explored the Arctic, and on April 6, 1909, Peary, Henson and the rest of their team made history, becoming the first people to reach the North Pole—or at least they claimed to have.

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   How has Matthew Henson changed the world?

   • Matthew Henson. Though ignored at the time, history has discovered the true contributions of Matthew Henson, the co-discoverer of the North Pole along with Rear Admiral Robert Perry. Matthew Alexander Henson was born on August 8, 1866 in Nanjemoy, Maryland, about 30 miles from Washington, DC. His parents were sharecroppers who were free people of color before the Civil War.

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10. allthatsinteresting.com › matthew-hensonMeet Matthew Henson, The Black Adventurer Who Was First To ...

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    Sep 10, 2020 · Matthew Henson led a remarkably adventurous life even before he became one of the first men to reach the North Pole. Henson was born in Maryland on Aug. 8, 1866, a year after the U.S. Civil War had ended.