Josephine Diebitsch Peary
Josephine Cecilia Peary (née Diebitsch; May 22, 1863 – December 19, 1955) was an American author and arctic explorer. She was the wife of Robert Peary, who claimed to be the first to have reached the geographic North Pole.
Josephine Cecilia Diebitsch Peary | |
|---|---|
Josephine Diebitsch in 1892 | |
| Born | Josephine Cecilia Diebitsch May 22, 1863 Maryland |
| Died | December 19, 1955 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Explorer, Author |
| Spouse |
Robert Edwin Peary
(m. 1888; died 1920) |
| Children | 2 |
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