George Pollard Jr.
American captain (1791–1870) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Pollard Jr. (c. 1791–1870) was the captain of the whalers Essex and Two Brothers, both of which sank. Pollard's life, including his encounter with the sperm whale that sank Essex, served as inspiration for Captain Ahab, the whale-obsessed character in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.[1][2]
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Born | c. 1791 |
Died | 1870 (aged 78–79) |
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