Thompson, David, 1770-1857
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Birth Date
- 1770-04-30
Death Date
- 1857-02-10
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1784
- Affiliation End: 1797
- Organization: Hudson's Bay Company
Has Affiliation
- Organization: North West Company
Birth Place
- London (England)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Fur trade
Discoveries in geography
Cartography
Geography
Surveying
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Occupation
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Sources
- found: Henry, A.Journals.
- found: Nisbet, J. Degrees of discovery, 1994:CIP t.p. (David Thompson) data sheet (early 19th cent. Canadian explorer; 1st European to explore length of Columbia River; cartographer, fur trader)
- found: LAC internal file, May 23, 2019(access point: Thompson, David, 1770-1857; born 30 April 1770 in London, England; died 10 February 1857 in Longueuil, Canada East; explorer, cartographer, surveyor; worked as fur trader for the Hudson's Bay Company; official geographer for the Northwest Company from 1799-1814)
- found: HBC Heritage website, viewed on May 23, 2019:(worked for Hudson's Bay Company from 1784 until 1797; worked for the Northwest Company from 1797 until 1812) - http://www.hbcheritage.ca/people/explorers/david-thompson
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Change Notes
- 1980-03-31: new
- 2019-05-24: revised
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