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| '''Didrik Pining''' also ''Dietrich'' or ''Diderik'' (born ca. ] in ], ] – ] ]) is claimed to have discovered ] in ], twenty years before ]. He was the captain of a German-led, Danish-sponsored, and Portuguese-financed expedition seeking a northwestern route to ]. Pining is said to have landed with three ships in ] on ] and ] together with ] also from ] and ] from ]. The steersman was Johannes Scolvus aka ] from Poland. | '''Didrik Pining''' also ''Dietrich'' or ''Diderik'' (born ca. ] in ], ] – ] ]) is claimed to have discovered ] in ], twenty years before ]. He was the captain of a German-led, Danish-sponsored, and Portuguese-financed expedition seeking a northwestern route to ]. Pining is said to have landed with three ships in ] on ] and ] together with ] also from ] and ] from ]. The steersman was Johannes Scolvus aka ] from Poland. | ||
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Didrik Pining also Dietrich or Diderik (born ca. 1428 in Hildesheim, Germany – 1491 Vardø) is claimed to have discovered America in 1473, twenty years before Columbus. He was the captain of a German-led, Danish-sponsored, and Portuguese-financed expedition seeking a northwestern route to Asia. Pining is said to have landed with three ships in 1473 on Newfoundland and Labrador together with Hans Pothorst also from Hildesheim and João Vaz Corte-Real from Portugal. The steersman was Johannes Scolvus aka John of Kolno from Poland.
Didrik Pining was a nobleman who began his career as a pirate hunting down English raiders and merchant ships in the North Atlantic. Later he was the governor of Iceland.
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