Robert Edwin Peary Sr. (/ ˈpɪəri /; May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Feb 16, 2025 · Robert Peary (born May 6, 1856, Cresson, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died February 20, 1920, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. Arctic explorer usually credited with leading the first expedition to reach the North Pole in 1909.

Frederick Cook and Robert Peary both claimed they discovered the North Pole. AGIP / Rue des Archives / The Granger Collection, New York. On September 7, 1909, readers of the New York Times...

In October 1910 Peary was advanced to the rank of captain and in March 1911 Congress passed the legislation giving the nation's thanks to Peary, advancing him to the rank of rear admiral, and...

Apr 2, 2021 · He died at Washington, DC, on 20 February 1920, and is tombed in Arlington National Cemetery. Admiral Peary's career remains for all time a noble example of courage, integrity, and adherence to...

Robert Edwin Peary was an American explorer who claimed to have first reached the geographic North Pole in 1909. He is one of the highly acclaimed dog team and sledge polar explorers to make considerable efforts for understanding the Inuit culture and Artic circle.

On April 6, 1909, American explorer Robert Peary accomplishes a long elusive dream, when he, assistant Matthew Henson and four Inuits reach what they determine to be the North Pole. Decades after...

Peary returned to the United States a national hero and was promoted to the rank of rear admiral. Peary, whose career is documented at the Peary-McMillan Museum at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, lived on Eagle Island, part of the town of Harpswell, in Casco Bay.

May 9, 2018 · The American explorer Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) is famous for his discovery of the North Pole; he was one of the last and greatest of the dog team-and-sledge polar explorers.

May 2, 2022 · Robert Edwin Peary, called "one of the greatest of all explorers," claimed to have been the first person to reach the North Pole on April 6, 1909.