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Sir George Back | |
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Born | Stockport, England | 6 November 1796
Died | 23 June 1878 London, England | (aged 81)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Service years | 1808–1878 |
Rank | Admiral |
Wars | Napoleonic Wars |
Admiral Sir George Back FRS (6 November 1796 – 23 June 1878) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer of the Canadian Arctic, naturalist and artist.[1] He was born in Stockport.