simon fraser

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Определение simon fraser в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: born May, 20, 1776, Mapletown, N.Y. died Aug. 18?, 1862, St. Andrews West, Canada West Canadian explorer and fur trader. In 1784 he moved to Canada, where he became a clerk (1791) and later a partner (1801) in the North West Co. In 1805 he set out to find more suitable trade routes for the fur company. He discovered a river (later Fraser River) that he mistook for the Columbia River, realizing his error only after having followed its course for more than a year. In 1817, as head of the company's Red River Valley department, he was arrested for his alleged participation in the Seven Oaks Massacre. After his acquittal, he retired to Ontario. Simon Fraser University is named for him
Simon Fraser University: Privately endowed university in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, with a branch campus in Vancouver. It was established in 1963 and named after the explorer Simon Fraser. It has faculties of arts, science, applied sciences, graduate studies, business administration, education, and continuing studies and a school for the contemporary arts

simon fraser

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Si·mon Fra·ser

saymın freyzır

/ˈsīmən ˈfrāzər/ /ˈsaɪmən ˈfreɪzɜr/

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