Gerlache de Gomery collection 1895 - 1933

Belgian Antarctic Expedition 1897-1899

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Gerlache de Gomery, A. de (Adrien), commandant, 1866-1934

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Belgica (Ship)

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Arctowski, Henryk, 1871-1958

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Henryk Arctowski was born in Poland in 1871. He was educated in Belgium and Paris and also studied in London and Zurich. He joined the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1879-1899 (leader Adrian Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery), and was in charge of the geological, oceanographical and meteorological programmes. He was connected with the Belgian Weather Service until 1909 and then became Chief of the Science Division of the New York Public Library. In 1920, Arctowski returned to Poland to become p...

Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery

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Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery was born in 1866 into a wealthy family in Hasselt, Belgium. He joined the Royal Belgian Navy, taking particular interest in scientific research. In 1895, he began planning, organizing and raising funds for a southern polar expedition, eventually leading the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-1899. The expedition ship Belgica visited Tierra del Fuego before continuing to the South Shetland Islands. The ship was beset by pack ice and dr...

Lecointe, Georges, 1869-1929

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