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Alexander Armstrong
AuthorBooks · Second hand1818-1899
Sir Alexander Armstrong was an Irish naval surgeon, explorer, naturalist and author. After obtaining a medical degree he joined the Royal Navy and was stationed on board HMS Investigator, tasked with finding the lost expedition of explorer Sir John Franklin. Investigator was trapped in the ice at Mercy Bay in 1851 and Armstrong spent several winters in the Arctic before he returned to London.
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About Alexander Armstrong
Birth
1818
Death
1899
Sir Alexander Armstrong was an Irish naval surgeon, explorer, naturalist and author. After obtaining a medical degree he joined the Royal Navy and was stationed on board HMS Investigator, tasked with finding the lost expedition of explorer Sir John Franklin. Investigator was trapped in the ice at Mercy Bay in 1851 and Armstrong spent several winters in the Arctic before he returned to London.
Alexander Armstrong was born in County Donegal in 1818.
His career spanned both naval exploration and the world of comedy and acting.
He is the author of thirteen works exploring topics as varied as humor and curiosities.
His main work, The Armstrong And Miller Book, highlights his talent as a humor writer.
He passed away in 1899 after a life dedicated to exploration and entertainment.
