Josephine Diebitsch Peary
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Josephine Cecilia Diebitsch Peary (May 22, 1863 - December 19, 1955) was an American author and arctic explorer.
on May 22, 1863 to a linguist at the Smithsonian Institution
. She had a brother, Emil Diebitsch who would later become the Mayor of Nutley, New Jersey
. In 1888 she married Robert Peary
. She died on December 19, 1955.
Biography
She was born as Josephine Cecilia Diebitsch in Forestville, MarylandForestville, Maryland
Forestville is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,707 at the 2000 census...
on May 22, 1863 to a linguist at the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
. She had a brother, Emil Diebitsch who would later become the Mayor of Nutley, New Jersey
Mayor of Nutley, New Jersey
Mayor of Nutley, New Jersey:*Joanne Cocchiola 2010 to present.*Garry Furnari 1996 to 2003.*Carmen A. Orechio 1992 to 1996.*John Vincent Kelly, Sr. 1988 to 1992.*Carmen A. Orechio 1980 to 1984....
. In 1888 she married Robert Peary
Robert Peary
Robert Edwin Peary, Sr. was an American explorer who claimed to have been the first person, on April 6, 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole...
. She died on December 19, 1955.