John Heap collection 1900-1962

John Arnfield Heap as collator

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John Arnfield Heap was born in 1932 in Manchester. He was educated at Leighton Park School in Reading and the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an MA in geography. While an undergraduate, he gained his first polar experience when he led the Edinburgh University expedition to Arctic Norway in 1953. Heap spent seven years conducting sea-ice research for the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (later the British Antarctic Survey), and he was awarded his doctorate in...

Scott Polar Research Institute

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The Scott Polar Research Institute was founded in 1920, in Cambridge, as a memorial to Captain Robert Falcon Scott, RN, and his four companions, who died returning from the South Pole in 1912. When Scott's last words, "For God's sake look after our people" were made known to the British nation, the response was tremendous. Scott himself had emphasised the importance of science and from this plea, the Institute was born. The Institute is the oldest international centre for Polar Research withi...

Heap John b 1932

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