Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Sir Ernest Shackleton | |
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Sir Ernest Shackleton | |
Secretary of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society | |
In office 11 January 1904 – 10 November 1905 | |
Preceded by | Frederick Marshman Bailey |
Succeeded by | William Lachlan Forbes |
Personal details | |
Born | Ernest Henry Shackleton 15 February 1874 Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland |
Died | 5 January 1922 Grytviken, South Georgia | (aged 47)
Spouse(s) | |
Children | Raymond Shackleton Cecily Shackleton Edward Shackleton |
Relatives | Kathleen Shackleton (sister) |
Education | Dulwich College |
Awards | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy, British Army |
Service years | 1901–1907, 1917–1919 |
Rank | Lieutenant (RNR) Major |
Wars | |
Irish Antarctic explorer who rose to fame while never completing his aim of traversing the continent.
He grew up in Ireland as the second oldest of ten children. He was married to Emily Mary Dorman from 1904 until 1922, and he had three kids named Edward, Cecily and Raymond.
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He set out to cross the Antarctic from coast to shore after being compelled to come home from the famous Discovery Expedition.
His ship to the South Pole became trapped in ice, and he led his crew on a precarious journey back to safety.
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He was on the expedition that sent Roald Amundsen to become the first man to set foot on the Antarctic.
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● Ernest Shackleton was born on February 15, 1874 (age 48) in Kilkea, Ireland ● He is a celebrity explorer ● His popular books are South: The Story of Shackleto... (1919), The Heart of the Antarctic... (1909), Aurora Australis (1908), South (1919) and Escape from the Antarctic (2007) ● He died on January 5, 1922, South Georgia Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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