John Davis | |
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| Born | 1784 Surrey, England |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Seal hunter |
| Known for | Debated as the first man on Antarctica |
Captain John Davis (born 1784 in Surrey, England) was an American sailor and seal hunter from Connecticut, United States.[1] It is thought that he may have been the first person to set foot on Antarctica, on 7 February 1821, shortly after the first sightings of the new continent, all in 1820, by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev on (28 January), Edward Bransfield on (30 January), and Nathaniel Palmer in (November).