Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen

Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen (8 October 1913 25 October 1996) was a Norwegian who was the first person born and raised south of the Antarctic Convergence, in Grytviken, South Georgia in 1913.

Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen
Born(1913-10-08)8 October 1913
Died25 October 1996(1996-10-25) (aged 83)
NationalityNorwegian
Known forFirst person born and raised in the Antarctic

Her father, Fridthjof Jacobsen (1874–1953), settled in South Georgia in 1904 to become assistant manager, and from 1914 to 1921 manager of the Grytviken whaling station. Two other daughters of Jacobsen's and his wife Klara Olette Jacobsen, Signe Fon (Jacobsen) and Åse Jacobsen were also born on the island. Solveig's birth was registered by the resident British Stipendiary Magistrate of South Georgia, James Wilson.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.