Edward Augustus Inglefield
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Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield KCB FRS FRGS (27 March 1820 – 4 September 1894) was a Royal Navy officer who led one of the searches for the missing Arctic explorer John Franklin during the 1850s. In doing so, his expedition charted previously unexplored areas along the northern Canadian coastline, including Baffin Bay, Smith Sound and Lancaster Sound.
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Sir Edward Inglefield | |
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North America and West Indies Station | |
Commander-in-Chief 1 April 1878 – 27 November 1879 (1878-04-01 – 1879-11-27) | |
Preceded by | Sir Astley Key |
Succeeded by | Sir Leopold McClintock |
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Born | Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-03-27)27 March 1820 Cheltenham, England |
Died | 4 September 1894(1894-09-04) (aged 74) South Kensington, England |
Resting place | Kensal Green Cemetery |
Spouse |
Eliza Johnston (m. 1857) |
Children | Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield |
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Branch | Royal Navy |
Service years | 1832–1885 |
Rank | Admiral |
Wars | Crimean War |
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He was also the inventor of the marine hydraulic steering gear and the anchor design that bears his name. HMS Inglefield bears his name, as do the Inglefield Land region and the Inglefield Gulf of Greenland.