# John Lederer

> John Lederer was a 17th-century German physician and an explorer of the Appalachian Mountains. He and the members of his party became the first Europeans to crest the Blue Ridge Mountains (1669) and the first to see the Shenandoah Valley and the Allegheny Mountains beyond. A map documenting his discoveries was integral to subsequent understanding of the interior.

*German explorer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1644
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Lederer was a 17th-century German physician and an explorer of the Appalachian Mountains. He and the members of his party became the first Europeans to crest the Blue Ridge Mountains (1669) and the first to see the Shenandoah Valley and the Allegheny Mountains beyond. A map documenting his discoveries was integral to subsequent understanding of the interior.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 40.1
- **Momentum:** 0.3

## Sources
- [John Lederer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lederer)
- [John Lederer](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lederer)
- [John Lederer](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lederer)
- [Джон Ледерер](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9012459)

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