Meriwether Lewis
1774–1809
American who co-led the expedition across the western United States.
Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) was an explorer, born in Albemarle County and died in Hickman County, United States.
- Known as
- Explorer
- Category
- Explorers
- Born
- 1774, Albemarle County
- Died
- 1809, Hickman County, United States
Alive at the same time as Meriwether Lewis
- James Cook 1728–1779, explorer
- James Watt 1736–1819, inventor
- Jean-François de La Pérouse 1741–c. 1788, explorer
- Francisco Goya 1746–1828, painter
- Jacques-Louis David 1748–1825, painter
- Edward Jenner 1749–1823, physician
- Betsy Ross 1752–1836, American patriot
- Alexander von Humboldt 1769–1859, naturalist and explorer
- William Clark 1770–1838, explorer
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 1770–1831, philosopher
- John Franklin 1786–1847, explorer
- Sacagawea c. 1788–c. 1812, guide
Portrait: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain.
