John Cranch (1785–1816) was an
English
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naturalist and
explorer
Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians.
Two major eras of exploration occurred in human history: one of convergence, and one of divergence. The first, covering most ...
.
Explorer
John Cranch - 'Jack' to his friends
- took part in an expedition in 1816 under Captain
James Hingston Tuckey
James Hingston Tuckey (August 1776 – 4 October 1816) was an Ireland, Irish-born United Kingdom, British explorer and a captain (Royal Navy), captain in the Royal Navy. Some sources mistakenly refer to him as James Kingston Tuckey.
Tuckey w ...
to discover the source of the
River Congo
The Congo River ( kg, Nzâdi Kôngo, french: Fleuve Congo, pt, Rio Congo), formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge ...
, and died there.
Legacy
His friend
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach Royal Society, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist.
Life and work
Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the son of an attorney. At the age of twelve he began a me ...
named nineteen new species and one new genus after him in his description of the expedition.
These include for example the marine
isopod crustacean ''
Cirolana cranchi'' which he named in 1818.
Notes
1785 births
1816 deaths
English naturalists
Explorers of Africa
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