"Palliser, John"@en . . . "1887-08-18Z"^^ . "1817-01-29Z"^^ . "John Palliser"@en . . "John Palliser (29 January 1817 \u2013 18 August 1887) was an Irish-born geographer and explorer. Following his service in the Waterford Militia and hunting excursions to the North American prairies, he led the British North American Exploring Expedition which investigated the geography, climate and ecology of western Canada."@en . . "British explorer" . "1887Z"^^ . . "1817Z"^^ . . . .