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+ | [[file:leif Ericson.jpg|thumb|A painting of Leif Ericson by [[Marla McGivers]].]] |
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+ | '''Leif Ericson''' (''circa'' [[10th century|970]] - [[11the century|1020]]) was a [[Human]] explorer who is credited for being the first individual from [[Europe]] to travel to [[North America]]. |
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| − | Ericson was one of the many "bold men from the past" whom [[Lieutenant]] [[Marla McGivers]] admired. By [[2267]], she had painted a portrait of him and placed it in her [[quarters]] aboard the {{ |
+ | Ericson was one of the many "bold men from the past" whom [[Lieutenant]] [[Marla McGivers]] admired. By [[2267]], she had painted a portrait of him and placed it in her [[quarters]] aboard the {{uSS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}. [[Khan Noonien Singh]] was impressed by the painting upon visiting her quarters. ({{e|TOS|Space Seed}}) |
[[Benjamin Sisko]] considered Ericson to be an explorer on par with [[Horatio Nelson]], [[Francis Drake]], [[James Cook]] and [[James T. Kirk]] of [[Earth]], [[Nadee]] of {{dis|Antares|planet}} and [[Seledon]] of {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}. ({{n1|DS9|Trials and Tribble-ations}}) |
[[Benjamin Sisko]] considered Ericson to be an explorer on par with [[Horatio Nelson]], [[Francis Drake]], [[James Cook]] and [[James T. Kirk]] of [[Earth]], [[Nadee]] of {{dis|Antares|planet}} and [[Seledon]] of {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}. ({{n1|DS9|Trials and Tribble-ations}}) |
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Revision as of 18:19, 10 February 2019
A painting of Leif Ericson by Marla McGivers.
Leif Ericson (circa 970 - 1020) was a Human explorer who is credited for being the first individual from Europe to travel to North America.
Biography
Ericson was one of the many "bold men from the past" whom Lieutenant Marla McGivers admired. By 2267, she had painted a portrait of him and placed it in her quarters aboard the USS Enterprise. Khan Noonien Singh was impressed by the painting upon visiting her quarters. (TOS episode: "Space Seed")
Benjamin Sisko considered Ericson to be an explorer on par with Horatio Nelson, Francis Drake, James Cook and James T. Kirk of Earth, Nadee of Antares and Seledon of Vulcan. (DS9 novelization: Trials and Tribble-ations)
As a child, Elias Vaughn read about Leif Ericson, as well as other explorers like Ferdinand Magellan, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Neil Armstrong and Jonathan Archer. (DS9 - Mission Gamma novel: Twilight)
- Twilight uses the alternate "Eriksson" spelling of the surname.
Appendices
External links
- Leif Ericson article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Leif Ericson article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.