Pringle Stokes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British naval officer
Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1793
Place of Birth: Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 12-Aug-1828
Profession: explorer
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Pringle Stokes
- Pringle Stokes (23 April 1793 – 12 August 1828) was a British naval officer who served in HMS Owen Glendower on a voyage around Cape Horn to the Pacific coast of South America, and on the West African coast fighting the slave trade. He then commanded HMS Beagle on its first voyage of exploration in the south Atlantic.
- After two years in command of the Beagle, depressed by the harsh winter conditions of the Strait of Magellan, he committed suicide.
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