Giacomo Beltrami
Born: 1779
Died: January 6, 1855 (aged 76)
Bio: Giacomo Costantino Beltrami was an Italian jurist, author, and explorer, best known for claiming to have discovered the headwaters of the Mississippi River in 1823 while on a trip through much of the United States. Beltrami County in Minnesota is named for him.
Known for:
- A pilgrimage in Europe and America (1828)
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