Edwin De Haven
Edwin Jesse De Haven (born May 7, 1816 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † May 1, 1865 ibid) was an American polar explorer and navigator .
De Haven, who had already gained ten years of experience as a midshipman on the oceans, served on various ships for 36 years. Among other things, he was part of the team of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) led by the US naval officer and polar explorer Charles Wilkes .
He gained fame by leading the first Grinnell expedition in 1850, an unsuccessful search for the lost polar explorer John Franklin, financed by the American businessman Henry Grinnell . Subsequently, De Haven was busy with surveying tasks and worked with Matthew Fontaine Maury at the Nautical Observatory in Washington, DC
The US Navy named two destroyers after him. He is also the namesake for the De Haven Glacier in the East Antarctic Wilkesland .
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 405 (English)
- Liz Cruwys: Edwin Jesse De Haven: the first US Arctic explorer. In: Polar Record, Vol. 28 (Issue 166), 1992, pp. 205–212 (English)
Web links
- Leslie Hamilton Neatby: Edwin Jesse De Haven. In: Dictionary of Canadian Biography
- Lieutenant Edwin Jesse DeHaven. Information and photos on the homepage of the USS DeHaven Sailors Association (English)
- Edwin De Haven in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Haven, Edwin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | De Haven, Edwin Jesse |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American polar explorer and navigator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1816 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1865 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia |