Birth and Death - George Vancouver

George Vancouver was a British officer of the Royal Navy, best known for his 1791–95 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of contemporary Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. He also explored the Hawaiian Islands and the southwest coast of Australia.

                        He was born in 22 June 1757 in the seaport town of King's Lynn (Norfolk, England) and died in obscurity on 10 May 1798 at the age of 40.

                                   Here is his picture: