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Matthew Henson

1866 — 1955 · 89 years

“The first to stand at the top of the world.”

Birth Place

Charles County, MD

Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery

Location

Arlington, VA

Birth Year

1866

Biography

Arctic explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on seven Arctic expeditions and was the first person to reach the North Pole.

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