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George Pollard Jr.

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Gender Male
Death153 years ago
Date of birth July 18,1791
Zodiac sign Cancer
Born Nantucket
Massachusetts
United States
Date of died January 7,1870
DiedNantucket
Massachusetts
United States
Job Sailor
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Date of Upd.
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George Pollard Jr. Life story


George Pollard Jr. was the captain of the whalers Essex and Two Brothers, both of which sank. Pollard's life, including his encounter with the sperm whale that sank Essex, served as inspiration for Captain Ahab, the whale-obsessed character in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.

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