Douglas Mawson

Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

Personal facts

Douglas Mawson
Birth dateMay 05, 1882
Birth place
England , United Kingdom , Shipley West Yorkshire , West Yorkshire
Nationality
Australians
Date of deathOctober 14, 1958
Place of death
South Australia , Brighton South Australia , Australia
Education
New South Wales
Sydney
Fort Street High School
University of Sydney
Known for
Mawson Plateau
Mount Erebus
South Magnetic Pole
Mawson's Huts
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Far Eastern Party

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com.au/books/about/1912.html?id=5O75DrnZiMwC
  2. http://books.google.com/books?id=HUrzmU4YJkcC&printsec=frontcover
  3. http://naa.gov.au
  4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-503844
  5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an24573405
  6. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100444b.htm
  7. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/27/douglas-mawson-unsung-antarctic-hero
  8. http://www.south-pole.com/p0000099.htm
  9. http://www.theglobaldispatches.com/articles/mawsons-antarctic-newspaper