Benjamin Leigh Smith

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Benjamin Leigh Smith was a 19th-century English Arctic explorer and politician known for leading several pioneering expeditions to the Arctic regions.

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instanceOf Arctic explorer
British politician
human
member of the gentry
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1828-03-12
dateOfDeath 1913-01-04
discovered Franz Josef Land west coast features
educatedAt Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
ethnicGroup English
familyName Leigh Smith NERFINISHED
father Benjamin Smith NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Arctic exploration
givenName Benjamin NERFINISHED
hasRelative Anne Longden NERFINISHED
Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon NERFINISHED
Benjamin Smith NERFINISHED
knownFor exploration of Franz Josef Land
exploration of Svalbard
pioneering Arctic voyages in the Barents Sea and Kara Sea
memberOf Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED
mother Anne Longden NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableAward Royal Geographical Society Patron’s Medal (declined public honours but recognized in geographical circles)
notableWork 1871 Svalbard expedition NERFINISHED
1872 Svalbard expedition NERFINISHED
1873 Svalbard expedition NERFINISHED
1880 Franz Josef Land expedition
1881–1882 Franz Josef Land expedition NERFINISHED
occupation explorer
politician
yachtsman
partOf 19th-century Arctic exploration
placeOfBirth Sussex NERFINISHED
Whatlington NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Hampstead NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex NERFINISHED
Justice of the Peace
residence Brown’s Farm, Sussex NERFINISHED
Hampstead NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
shipwreckedOn Franz Josef Land NERFINISHED
sibling Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon NERFINISHED
survived Eira shipwreck NERFINISHED
usedVehicle steam yacht Eira NERFINISHED
yearOfEvent 1881 shipwreck of Eira NERFINISHED

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Barbara Bodichon father Benjamin Leigh Smith