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Henson, Matthew Alexander 1866-1955.  
American explorer who accompanied Peary on seven Arctic expeditions, including the 1909 expedition that claimed to have first reached the North Pole.
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Henson, Matthew Alexander

American black explorer who accompanied Robert E. Peary on most of his expeditions, including that to the North Pole in 1909.

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