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How Robert Peary Died: Cause of Death, Age at Death, and More!

Robert Peary reached the respectable age of 63 years. Find out the cause of death and more exciting information regarding the death of this famous explorer.

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He led the first team, along with Matthew Henson, to reach the North Pole.

He was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity while attending Bowdoin College.

His claims of having been the first to reach the North Pole were doubted by skeptics.

He had a daughter, Marie Ahnighito Peary, in 1893 with an Inuit woman.

He was a critically acclaimed explorer like Christopher Columbus.

How did Robert Peary die?

Information about the death of Robert Peary
Cause of deathN/A
Age of death63 years
ProfessionExplorer
BirthdayMay 6, 1856
Death dateFebruary 20, 1920
Place of deathWashington, D.C., United States
Place of burialN/A