Adrien de Gerlache

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Adrien de Gerlache was a Belgian naval officer and explorer best known for leading the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899), one of the first scientific expeditions to overwinter in Antarctica.

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instanceOf explorer
human
naval officer
birthDate 1866-08-02
birthPlace Belgium NERFINISHED
Ghent NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
child Gaston de Gerlache NERFINISHED
commanded Belgian Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Belgium
deathDate 1934-12-04
deathPlace Belgium NERFINISHED
Brussels NERFINISHED
educatedAt Royal Military Academy (Belgium) NERFINISHED
École Polytechnique de Bruxelles NERFINISHED
endTime 1899
era 19th century
20th century
familyName de Gerlache NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Antarctic exploration
gender male
givenName Adrien NERFINISHED
hasHonor De Gerlache Inlet NERFINISHED
De Gerlache Seamounts NERFINISHED
Gerlache Strait NERFINISHED
Mount Gerlache NERFINISHED
hasRelative Gaston de Gerlache NERFINISHED
hasSignature signature of Adrien de Gerlache
hasWorkLocation Antarctica NERFINISHED
Southern Ocean NERFINISHED
inspired Frederick Cook NERFINISHED
Roald Amundsen NERFINISHED
knownFor first scientific expedition to overwinter in Antarctica
leading the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
languageSpoken Dutch
French
militaryBranch Belgian Navy NERFINISHED
name Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery NERFINISHED
nationality Belgian
notableExpedition Belgica expedition NERFINISHED
occupation explorer
naval officer
participantIn Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899) NERFINISHED
residence Brussels NERFINISHED
shipCommanded RV Belgica NERFINISHED
startTime 1897

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Gerlache Strait region namedAfter Adrien de Gerlache
Gerlache Strait namedAfter Adrien de Gerlache