David Thompson (April 30, 1770 - February 10, 1857), was an English-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and map-maker, known to some native peoples as "the Stargazer". Over his career he mapped over 3.9 million square kilometres of North America and for this has been described as the "greatest land geographer who ever lived." Wikipedia
Wood Carving David Thompson Visitor Centre Rocky Mountain House It was the North Saskatchewan River that brought to Rocky Mountain House the greatest of land geographers and one of Canada's great explorers. www.davidthompsonthings.com/geog1.html
David Thompson was born in London, England, on April 30, 1770. His parents were Welsh, and of little means. His father died when he was two, and at the tender age of seven, he was enrolled by his mother in the historic 'Grey Coat' charity school near We www.northwestjournal.ca/V1.htm
The definitive Wikipedia entry for David Thompson. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Thompson_(explorer)
David Thompsons origins were humble, his final years spent in povertet, as an explorer and surveyor, his work has earned him a reputation as one of the best pioneering geographers in North America. www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=38340
The definitive Wikipedia entry for David Thompson. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Thompson_%28explorer%29
