1963 Press Photo Robert Edwin Peary North Pole Arlington National Cemetery

Photo shows the grave of rear admiral Robert Edwin Peary, discoverer of the North Pole, in Arlington National Cemetery.Robert Edwin Peary, Sr. (May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who claimed to have led the first expedition, on April 6, 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole. Peary's claim was widely credited for most of the 20th century, though it was criticized even in its own day and is today widely doubted.