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Entry TypePerson
SurnameInglefield
ForenamesEdward Augustus
Pre TitleSir
Epithetnaval officer and Arctic explorer
Dates1820-1894
Gender IdentityMale
HistoryCommander of the Isabel, a ship privately funded by Lady Franklin to search for Sir John Franklin, his ships and his crew in 1852, and Commander, later Captain, of the Phoenix, which went on two expeditions in the Arctic, the first bringing back news of the discovery of the North West Passage by McClure in 1853, the second bringing back the crews of the Resolute and Investigator in 1854
SourceOxford Dictionary of National Biography online
Authorised Form of NameInglefield; Sir; Edward Augustus (1820-1894); naval officer and Arctic explorer

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