Edmund Fanning
Edmund Fanning (born July 16, 1769 in Stonington , Connecticut , † April 23, 1841 in New York City) was a German -born American explorer, researcher and traveling salesman in the Pacific.
He went to sea for the first time at the age of 14. On behalf of a trading company, he carried out a very lucrative and profitable expedition from 1797 to 1798 . During the voyage he traded a shipload of jewelry and seal skins on the coast of Chile and exchanged them for valuable Chinese goods at Guangzhou . Then he returned via the Cape of Good Hope .
During his expeditions, Fanning discovered some islands that are named after himself Fanning Island (today Tabuaeran ) or by him, for example after the then US President Washington Island (today Teraina ). The Palmyra Atoll was also discovered by Fanning.
Convinced of the profits that can be made by trading in the South Seas, Fanning acted as a representative for a group of New York merchants, oversaw over 70 expeditions and participated in some of them himself. He traveled around the world in 1833, focusing on some lesser-known parts of the world.
He took part in an expedition to South Georgia from around 1800 to 1801 , where he took 57,000 fur seal skins on board.
After fanning these are Cape Fanning in the Antarctic ridge and Fanning Ridge on South Georgia named.
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , pp. 537-538 (English)
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| SURNAME | Fanning, Edmund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American explorer, explorer and traveling salesman in the South Seas |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1769 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stonington , Connecticut |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1841 |
| Place of death | New York City |