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About Robert Pitcairn
Robert Pitcairn was a Scottish midshipman in the Royal Navy. Pitcairn Island was named after him; he was the first person to spot the island, on 2 July 1767, while serving in a voyage in the South Pacific on HMS Swallow, captained by Philip Carteret.
Everything about Robert Pitcairn →- Occupation
- naval officer
- Born
- 1752
- Died
- 1770