Briefings containing "explorer"
John Carpini—Explorer
John of Plano Carpini, a Franciscan, accompanied by Friar Stephen of Bohemia, left Lyons on 16 April, 1245, and was joined at Breslau by Friar Benedict, a Pole.
http://newadvent.org/cathen/03669a.htm
Abu Abdullah—Explorer
Abu Abdullah set out from Yamen in 279/892, accompanied by another dai Abdullah bin Abul Malahif. He arrived in Mecca during pilgrimage, where he contacted the Katama pilgrims of Maghrib lodging at Mina, and impressed them with his vast knowledge about the merits of Ahl- al-Bait. The pilgrims were gladdened to know that Abu Abdullah was heading towards Egypt, which was on their route to the Maghrib. While travelling with them, Abu Abdullah inquired at great length about their country in order to judge the suitability of his mission.
http://ismaili.net/histoire/history05/history502.html
Hans Staden—Explorer
Hans Staden, published in 1555, writes that by 1540 there were 800 sugar mills on Santa Catalina Island and another 2000 up the north ϲoast of Brazil, Demarara and Surinam.
Francisco Pizarro—Explorer
Francisco Pizarro statue on Lima City Walls park. Francisco Pizarro is depicted as a villain in the 1980s animated series The Mysterious Cities of Gold. In it, Pizarro is a ruthless conqueror of the Incas who values gold above all else. Pizarro is mentioned in a song of the Disney movie Pocahontas sung by the British after arriving in America. Ron Pardo portrays Francisco Pizarro in an episode of History Bites as a parody of actor William Shatner's ...
http://webwarper.net/ww/~av/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Pizarro
Matteo Ricci—Explorer
Matteo Ricci–known in China as "Li-ma-teu," died from "the strain of the apostolate which demanded a multiplication of the self."
http://matrix.scranton.edu/about/ab_matteo_ricci.shtml
Edmund Hillary—Explorer
New Zealand mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary was a philanthropist, beekeeper and a social icon for a generation. He gained fame for being the first Westerner to ever climb the world's highest peak in Mount Everest. Hillary came to personify the full breadth of human potential - something far more reaching than what he actually accomplished on a cold mountain top in 1953. TO NEW HEIGHTS - A HILLARY TRIBUTE Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay in May 1953
http://ryanssmashinglife.blogspot.com/2008/01/to-new-heights-sir-edmun...
Ferdinand Magellan—Portugal
The Portuguese-born explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, set sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz province, on 20th September 1519 on the service of the Spanish crown on what was to be the first successful voyage around the world.
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_12569.shtml
James Van Allen—Earth
James Van Allen Fnd Image:Van Allen photo NASM.jpg James Van Allen at National Air & Space Museum, 1981 James Alfred Van Allen (born September 7, 1914) is an American physicist associated with the University of Iowa. The Van Allen radiation belts were named after him, following the 1958 satellite missions (Explorer I and Explorer III) in which Van Allen had argued that a Geiger counter should be used to detect charged particles.
http://james-van-allen.zdnet.co.za/zdnet/James_Van_Allen
Abel Tasman National Park—New Zealand
nbsp;Beach - Beach in Abel Tasman National Park, founded in 1942 and named after Abel Tasman, who in 1642 became the first European explorer to sight New Zealand
http://www.twip.org/tag:New%2520Zealand
Sir Walter Raleigh—England
Sir Walter Raleigh: The Life and of Death of an Explorer Sir Walter Raleigh was born about 1554 near Budleigh Salterton in Devonshire, England. He was a soldier, poet, historian, scientist, and explorer. Raleigh’s birth near the sea turned his thoughts to adventure at an early age. He fought in the wars with France in his youth, and attended Oriel College in Oxford. He soon won the favor of Queen Elizabeth I, and was made Captain of her Guard. Soon Raleigh was knighted and held various posts in her government. In 1584, Sir Raleigh was granted a charter to found a colony in the New World, having been inspired by the failed efforts of his half brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, to plant a colony in the New World.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/65870/sir_walter_raleigh_the_...
