Josephine Diebitsch Peary

Josephine Cecilia Diebitsch Peary
Josephine Diebitsch in 1892
Born
Josephine Cecilia Diebitsch

(1863-05-22)May 22, 1863
Maryland
DiedDecember 19, 1955(1955-12-19) (aged 92)
OccupationsExplorer, Author
Spouse
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(m. 1888; died 1920)​
Children2

Josephine Cecilia Peary (née Diebitsch; May 22, 1863 – December 19, 1955) was an American author and arctic explorer. She was the wife of Robert Peary, who claimed to be the first to have reached the geographic North Pole.

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