Enrique Simpson

Enrique Simpson
Simpson during the 19th century
Born
Enrique Simpson Baeza

1835 (1835)
Valparaíso, Chile
DiedMay 17, 1901(1901-05-17) (aged 65–66)
Valparaíso, Chile
FatherRobert Winthrop Simpson
Military career
AllegianceChile
Branch
Chilean Navy
Service years
1851–1898
Rank
Counter admiral
Commands
Conflict
Revolution of 1859
Other workExplorer

Enrique Simpson Baeza (1835, Valparaíso, Chile – 17 May 1901, Valparaíso, Chilean) was a Chilean naval officer and explorer. Simpson mapped the archipelagoes and coast of Aysén Region aboard of the corvette Chacabuco in the 1870s. Among his major achievements is the re-discovery of San Rafael Lake and the realization that Aisén Fjord provides the best access to the interior of Patagonia from the Pacific.

Simpson River is named after him.

References

  1. ↑ Bello Maldonado, Álvaro (2017). "Exploración, conocimiento geográfico y nación: La "creación" de la Patagonia Occidental y Aysén a fines del siglo XIX" (PDF). In Núñez, Andrés; Aliste, Enrique; Bello Maldonado, Álvaro; Osorio, Mauricio (eds.). Imaginarios geográficos, prácticas y discursos de frontera: Aisén-Patagonia desde el texto de la nación. GEOlibros (in Spanish). Impresión Gráfica LOM. pp. 61–86. ISBN 978-956-14-2064-9.
  2. ↑ Simpson, E. (1874). Esploraciones hechas por la Corbeta Chacabuco al mando del capitán de fragata don Enrique M. Simpson en los Archipiélagos de Guaitecas, Chonos i Taitao. Santiago. Imprenta Nacional.