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Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry
(Encyclopedia) Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, British antarctic explorer, b. Ireland. The first of his voyages to Antarctica was made as a member of the expedition (1901–4) of Robert F.…Ernest Shackleton
Ernest Shackleton was a British explorer of the South Pole who is best remembered for leading his crew to safety after the failed expedition of the Endurance (1914-16). Ernest Shackleton had been a…David, T. W. E.
(Encyclopedia) David, T. W. E. (Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth), 1858–1935, Australian geologist and explorer, b. near Cardiff, Wales. David came to Australia in 1882 as an assistant geological…Martial
(Encyclopedia) Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis)mär´shl, c.&AD; 40–c.&AD; 104, Roman epigrammatic poet, b. Bilbilis, Spain. After &AD; 64 he lived in Rome for many years, winning fame…South Georgia
(Encyclopedia) South Georgia, island, c.1,450 sq mi (3,760 sq km), S Atlantic Ocean, c.1,200 mi (1,930 km) E of Cape Horn. A dependency of the Falkland Islands from 1908 to 1985 (along with the South…The Endurance
Shackleton's expedition trapped by an iceberg in the South Atlantic by Susan Hyde On December 5, 1914, Ernest Henry Shackleton, an Irish explorer, and 27 men set sail on Endurance…Wilkins, Sir George Hubert
(Encyclopedia) Wilkins, Sir George Hubert, 1888–1958, British explorer, b. Australia. He made a number of trips to Antarctica and to the Arctic. Valuable experience gained when he accompanied…Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de la Brède et de
(Encyclopedia) Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de la Brède et de shärl lw d skôNdä´ bärôN´ d lä brd d môNtskyü´, 1689–1755, French jurist and political philosopher. He was…Kenneth Branagh
Name at birth: Kenneth Charles BranaghKenneth Branagh was 29 years old when he became an instant Hollywood celebrity as the writer, director and star of the 1989 film adaptation of William…Mawson, Sir Douglas
(Encyclopedia) Mawson, Sir Douglas, 1882–1958, Australian antarctic explorer and geologist, b. England. His first geographical expedition was to the New Hebrides Islands as a geologist in 1903. As a…Trending
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