Bulwer joined the British Army in 1825 and entered the diplomatic service two years later. In 1838, he negotiated the Ponsonby Treaty with Turkey, which secured important advantages for British trade in the Ottoman Empire. He was appointed Ambassador to Spain in 1843 but his sympathies with the cause of Spanish constitutionalism led to his expulsion...

Elisha Kent Kane (28 February 1820 – 16 February 1857) was a medical officer in the United States Navy during the first half of the 19th century. He was a member of two Arctic expeditions to rescue the explorer Sir John Franklin. He was present at the discovery of Sir John Franklin's first winter camp, but he did not find out what had happened to...