David Thompson (explorer)
David Thompson | |
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| Born | Dafydd ap Thomas 30 April 1770 Westminster, England |
| Died | 10 February 1857 (aged 86) Longueuil, Canada East |
| Occupation(s) | Explorer and Map Maker |
| Spouse | Charlotte Small |
| Children | Fanny (1801), Samuel (1804), Emma (1806), John (1808), Joshuah (1811), Henry (1813), Charlotte (1815), Elizabeth (1817), William (1819), Thomas (1822), George (1824), Mary (1827), Eliza (1829) |
| Parent(s) | David and Ann Thompson |
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David Thompson (30 April 1770 – 10 February 1857) was an Anglo-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and cartographer, known to some native people as "Koo-Koo-Sint" or "the Stargazer". Over Thompson's career, he travelled 90,000 kilometres (56,000 mi) across North America, mapping 4.9 million square kilometres (1.9 million square miles) of the continent along the way.[1] For this historic feat, Thompson has been described as the "greatest practical land geographer that the world has produced".[2]: xxxii
- ^ "The Country of Adventurers: David Thompson narrated by Rick Hansen". HBC History Foundation. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
- ^ Thompson, David (1916). Tyrrell, Joseph (ed.). David Thompson's Narrative of His Explorations in Western America, 1784–1812. Champlain Society. doi:10.3138/9781442618114. hdl:2027/uiug.30112076489480. ISBN 978-1-4426-1811-4.
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