James Hector

James Hector

male, deceased (1907)
Sir James Hector (March 16, 1834-November 06, 1907) was a Scottish geologist, naturalist, and surgeon who accompanied the Palliser Expedition as a... More
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John Palliser

John Palliser

male, deceased (1887)
John Palliser (January 29, 1817 - August 18, 1887) was an Irish-born Canadian geographer and explorer. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he was the son of... More
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Thomas Blakiston

Thomas Blakiston

male, deceased (1891)
Thomas Wright Blakiston (born Lymington, England, December 27, 1832, died October 15, 1891) was an English explorer and naturalist. Blakiston... More
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Eugene Bourgeau

Eugene Bourgeau

male, deceased (1877)
Eugene Bourgeau (1813 - 1877) was a native of Brizon in the Department of Hautes-Alpes in France. He had previously been a botanical collector in... More
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John W. Sullivan

male
John W. Sullivan was the mathematician and sextant observer of the Palliser Expedition that explored and surveyed what is now western Canada from... More
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A-Ca-Oo-Mah-Ca-Ye

male, deceased (1860)
A-ca-oo-mah-ca-ye, also known as Feathers or Old Swan (d. 1859 or 1860) was a chief of the Blackfoot First Nation with a reputation as a... More
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