Benjamin Leigh Smith (Arctic explorer)

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Arctic explorer British explorer person

Benjamin Leigh Smith was a 19th-century English Arctic explorer noted for leading multiple expeditions to the high Arctic, including voyages to Franz Josef Land.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arctic explorer ⓘ British explorer ⓘ person ⓘ
centuryOfActivity	19th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1828-03-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1913-01-04 ⓘ
educatedAt	Cambridge University NERFINISHED ⓘ
event	Ship Eira was crushed by ice and sank in 1881 ⓘ
explored	Barents Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Franz Josef Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Svalbard NERFINISHED ⓘ high Arctic ⓘ
familyName	Leigh Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork	geographical exploration ⓘ polar exploration ⓘ
fullName	Benjamin Leigh Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRelative	Anne Longden (mother) NERFINISHED ⓘ Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon (cousin) NERFINISHED ⓘ William Smith (father) NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritage	Quaker family background ⓘ
knownFor	exploration of Franz Josef Land ⓘ exploration of Svalbard ⓘ leading multiple expeditions to the high Arctic ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
memberOf	Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	1871 Arctic expedition to Svalbard region ⓘ 1872 Arctic expedition ⓘ 1873 Arctic expedition ⓘ 1880 Arctic expedition to Franz Josef Land ⓘ 1881–1882 Arctic expedition to Franz Josef Land ⓘ Arctic expeditions to Franz Josef Land ⓘ
occupation	Arctic explorer ⓘ explorer ⓘ
placeOfBirth	England ⓘ Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ Whatlington NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath	England ⓘ Hampstead NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
residence	Hampstead NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
shipUsed	Diana NERFINISHED ⓘ Eira NERFINISHED ⓘ
survived	sinking of the Eira in the Arctic ⓘ

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Barbara Bodichon → sibling → Benjamin Leigh Smith (Arctic explorer) ⓘ