In the history of exploration, Robert O'Hara Burke is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Robert O'Hara Burke as Australian explorer (1821–1861).
Robert O'Hara Burke was born at County Galway in 1821. His recorded nationality is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as explorer, police officer and police officer.
Distance was the hardest problem of the pre-modern world, and it was solved by people willing to risk it.
Recognition followed: Founder’s Medal.
Robert O'Hara Burke died in 1861, aged 40. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Founder’s Medal
- Recorded as explorer, police officer and police officer
