Frederick Cook
Frederick Albert Cook (June 10, 1865 – August 5, 1940) was an American explorer and physician, noted for his claim of having reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908. This would have been a year before April 6, 1909, the date claimed by Robert Peary.
Read more about Frederick Cook: Biography, The 1906 Mt. McKinley Climb, North Pole, Failed Reputation, Death
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