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Name a famous explorer... please

31 replies

swedishmum · 22/05/2006 22:27

Dd (y5) needs to study a famous explorer for her next school project. Would really appreciate some not-so-obvious choices - maybe women? She googled but lots of very American stuff on there. Leif Erikson is top choice right now.

Would really appreciate any input.

Many thanks.

OP posts:
moondog · 22/05/2006 22:28

eARNEST sHACKLETon
BrilliANT story

tortoise · 22/05/2006 22:29

Dora!! Grin

Katymac · 22/05/2006 22:33

Christopher Columbus
Cook (I think)
Darwin ?
Amerigo Ves??? (something or other) lots of Italians
Dr Livingstone & the other one
Marco Polo

Lady Hester something (explored/moved to Arabia?)
I think she was someones daughter (a poet/author)

Not helping much am I?

Katymac · 22/05/2006 22:36

Mary Kingsley

WigWamBam · 22/05/2006 22:37

\link{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Hester_Stanhope\Lady Hester Stanhope}

Katymac · 22/05/2006 22:37

Margaret Mee - Botonist

Katymac · 22/05/2006 22:38

Thanks WWB - I knew she was out there

Rosita Forbes - anthrapologist

SSSandy · 22/05/2006 22:39

Gertrude Bell? She might be interesting because of the current political situation in Iraq - sort of makes her story very relevant for today. What do you think?

Here's a site that says a bit about her:

www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/item/2005/0103/furst/furst_bell.html

Mercy · 22/05/2006 22:39

Ellen MacArthur??

Katymac · 22/05/2006 22:41

Lady Franklin (can't find out much about her)
& Lady Hester turned out to be a scandel rather than an explorerBlush

Original poster
swedishmum · 22/05/2006 22:57

Thanks everyone - will show to dd in the morning. She'll love any alternative ideas. Not very mainstream my no. 2..

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JoolsToo · 22/05/2006 23:04

Vasco da Gama

don't know why he popped into my head - amazing what you remember from school!

milge · 22/05/2006 23:09

My favourite explorer's obituary is \link{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/08/26/db2601.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2003/08/26/ixopright.html\here)

milge · 22/05/2006 23:11

\link{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/08/26/db2601.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2003/08/26/ixopright.html\try again and preview before posting}

SSSandy · 23/05/2006 08:35

I'd never heard of Thesinger before

clerkKent · 23/05/2006 12:55

Freya Stark is a good one - lots of independent travel in Arabia, many books.

cece · 23/05/2006 13:00

Magellan (sp?)

NeiArmstrong/Buzz Lightyear or what ever it was Blush

Sir Francis Chichester

MrsBadger · 23/05/2006 13:02

(and get hold of \link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0006547486/qid=1148385628/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/202-9549899-4435022\The Blessings of a Good Thick Skirt} -it's worth a read for a few ideas for interesting people, if not as a reference book)

SecondhandRose · 23/05/2006 13:02

Michael Palin

Kathy1972 · 23/05/2006 13:02

Shoveller.
Don't know who he is, but when my brother was a little boy and went to Cub Camp all the tents were named after famous explorers and he was in Shoveller.
On the last day they had to make up a play about the explorer their tent was named after. Unfortunately no-one in his tent had a f*king clue so needless to say they did not win the prize. Sad

Kathy1972 · 23/05/2006 13:03

LOL at Cece. To infinity and beyond!

cece · 23/05/2006 13:04
Grin
LIZS · 23/05/2006 13:06

Scott, Ranulph Fiennes

Marina · 23/05/2006 13:13

Captain Cook
Redmond O'Hanlon
Eric Newby

Kelly1978 · 23/05/2006 13:15

amelia earhart?

she broke boundaries for female explorers.

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