Joseph Whidbey
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| Gender | Male |
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| Date of died | October 9,1833 |
| Died | Taunton |
| United Kingdom | |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Place of burial | Puget Sound, Washington, United States |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
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| ID | 805008 |
Joseph Whidbey Life story
Joseph Whidbey FRS was a member of the Royal Navy who served on the Vancouver Expedition 1791–95, and later achieved renown as a naval engineer. He is notable for having been the first European to discover and chart Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in 1794.
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