Herman Melville

Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was a human from Earth who lived during the 19th century. An American born in New York City, New York Melville engaged in several different occupations - including sailing and teaching - but was best remembered as the author who wrote Moby Dick.

Following his 1891 death, Melville was buried at Woodlawn cemetery in the Bronx section of New York City.

Khan Noonien Singh quoted from Moby Dick quite frequently during his pursuit of then Admiral James T. Kirk. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan).

When the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) traveled back in time to 2063 to prevent the Borg from interfering in human history, the Borg were partially able to assimilate the Enterprise. Realizing that the situation was becoming untenable, the crew called for the ship to be abandoned and destroyed, but Captain Picard refused. Lilly Sloane realized that Picard's obsession with the Borg was clouding his judgement, something he finally realized when Sloane told him that "Ahab had to go hunt his whale." Picard then remembered that Ahab sacrificed his ship and crew in an attempt to seek revenge on the whale who injured him. (Star Trek: First Contact).