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Samuel Hearne
18th-century English explorer, fur-trader, and naturalist
Samuel Hearne | |
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Samuel Hearne | |
| Born | February 1745 London, England |
| Died | November 1792 (aged 47) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Explorer, Author, Governor |
| Known for | Exploring |
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. In 1774, Hearne built Cumberland House for the Hudson's Bay Company, its second interior trading post after Henley House[1] and the first permanent settlement in present Saskatchewan.
Biography
Samuel Hearne was born in February 1745 in London. Hearne's father was Secretary of the Waterworks of London Bridge, who died in 1748.[2] His mother's name was Diana, and his sister's name was Sarah, three years younger than
