# Edmund Kennedy

> Edmund Besley Court Kennedy was an explorer in Australia in the mid-19th century. He was the Assistant-Surveyor of New South Wales, working with Sir Thomas Mitchell. Kennedy explored the interior of Queensland and northern New South Wales, including the Thomson River, the Barcoo River, Cooper Creek, and Cape York Peninsula. He died in December 1848 after being speared by Aboriginal Australians in far north Queensland near Cape York.

*Australian explorer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1818-09-05
- **Died:** 1848-12-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.6 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 31.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Едмунд Кеннеді](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B4%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B4_%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%96)
- [إدموند كينيدي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF_%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A)
- [Едмънд Кенеди](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B4%D0%BC%D1%8A%D0%BD%D0%B4_%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8)
- [Edmund Kennedy](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Kennedy)
- [Edmund Kennedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Kennedy)
- [ادموند کندی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF_%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C)
- [Edmund Kennedy](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Kennedy)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q325779)

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