5-550: John Fearn may refer to: John Fearn (whaler) (fl. 1798), English whaling ship captain who was the first European to travel to Nauru John Fearn (philosopher) (1768–1837), British philosopher and retired Royal Navy officer John Walker Fearn (1832–1899), American diplomat John Russell Fearn (1908–1960), British writer See also [ edit ] Sir John Ferne (c. 1560–1609), English knight, writer on heraldry, genealogist, and lawyer [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-581: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Fearn (whaler) John Fearn (born c. 1768 , fl. 1798) was an English ship captain, notable as the first European to report sighting the Pacific island of Nauru . He was probably born on 24 August 1768 in Kingston upon Hull . Captain Fearn departed Calcutta in the first half of 1798 in command of
15-407: The snow Hunter (300 tons), owned by Campbell, Clarke & Co of Calcutta. Among those on board was supercargo and partner in the firm that owned the vessel, Robert Campbell . The newly built vessel was named after the then governor of New South Wales, John Hunter , and carried a speculative cargo of mixed goods. It arrived at Sydney on 17 June 1798 where it, "came to a very advantageous market,
20-705: The Colony being at the time of her arrival, in great want of stores and provisions". Hunter departed Sydney 20 August 1798 bound for New Zealand. On arrival six weeks was spent at the Thames River , in the North Island , taking spars. She sailed from New Zealand in October and went on to discover Hunter Island (sometimes called Fearn Island) and then Nauru, which was sighted on 8 November 1798. Captain Fearn named it Pleasant Island due to its attractive appearance. Fearn
25-404: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Fearn&oldid=1138118782 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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