biography
| name: |
Fuchs, Sir Vivian Ernest
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pronunciation:
[fooks]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1908–99)
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| biography:
| Antarctic explorer and geologist, born in the Isle of Wight, S England, UK. He studied at Brighton College and Cambridge. After four geological expeditions in East Africa (1929–38), he served in West Africa and Germany during World War 2, then became director of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (1947–50) and later of the British Antarctic Survey (1958–73). He was best known as the leader of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955–8) which completed the first land crossing of Antarctica, from Shackleton Base via the S Pole to Scott Base, taking 99 days for the journey of 3500 km/2000 mi. He was knighted in 1958. |
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