Peary, Josephine Diebitsch, 1863-1955

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Josephine Cecilia Diebitsch Peary (b. May 22, 1863, near Forestville, Maryland–d. December 19, 1955, Portland, Maine) was the daughter of Hermann Henry Diebitsch and Magdalena Augusta Schmid Diebitsch. She was an American author and arctic explorer. She was the wife of famed Arctic explorer Admiral Robert Edwin Peary.
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associatedWith Davidson, James Wheeler, 1872-1933 person
associatedWith Effie M. Morrissey (Schooner) corporateBody
associatedWith Hobbs, William Herbert, 1864-1952. person
associatedWith National Geographic Society (U.S.) corporateBody
parentOf Peary, Marie Ahnighito, 1893-1978 person
spouseOf Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920 person
employeeOf Smithsonian institution corporateBody
correspondedWith Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962 person
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Portland ME US
Washington, D. C. DC US
Maryland MD US
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Birth 1863-05-22

Death 1955-12-19

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