Vivian Fuchs
Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs FRS (/fʊks/ FUUKS; 11 February 1908 – 11 November 1999) was an English scientist-explorer and expedition organizer. He led the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition which reached the South Pole overland in 1958.
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Sir Vivian Fuchs in Wellington, 1958. | |
Born | Vivian Ernest Fuchs 11 February 1908 Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England |
Died | 11 November 1999 91) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | (aged
Education | Brighton College |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
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Children | 3 |
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