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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.
Vivian Fuchs (born February 11, 1908, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England—died November 11, 1999, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was an English geologist and explorer who led the historic British Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1957–58.
Feb 11, 2023 · On February 11, 1908, British geologist and explorer Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs was born. Fuchs initiated and led together with Sir Edmund Hillary [ 5 , 6 ] the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1957-58, which completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica in 1958 .
Nov 14, 1999 · Sir Vivian Fuchs, the British leader of an international expedition that in 1957 and 1958 made the first surface crossing of Antarctica -- a journey then regarded as the last great challenge...
May 14, 2018 · Vivian Fuchs (born 1908) led the British expedition that was the first to cross Antarctica from coast to coast. Vivian Fuchs was born February 11, 1908, in the English county of Kent, the son of a farmer of German origin.
Nov 18, 1999 · Sir Vivian Fuchs, scientist and explorer, died on November 11th, aged 91. Nov 18th 1999|. “HELLO, Bunny,” said Edmund Hillary, greeting Vivian Fuchs at the South Pole in 1958. “Damn...
Nov 11, 1999 · In 1958 Sir Vivian Fuchs made history when he successfully completed the first crossing of the Antarctic via the South Pole. This epic journey captured the imagination of the world and it is for this expedition that he is most particularly remembered.
Nov 14, 1999 · Sir Vivian E. Fuchs, the longtime head of the British Antarctic Survey who led the first expedition to cross the continent by land, has died. The 91-year-old Fuchs died Thursday in Cambridge,...
Nov 13, 1999 · Sir Vivian Fuchs, FRS, polar explorer and Director of the British Antarctic Survey, 1958-73, died on November 11 aged 91. He was born on February 11, 1908. Standing at more than 6ft, strong, austere and possessing thunderous eyebrows, Vivian Fuchs was a natural leader who had no need to coerce people to get his way.
1908 - 1999. Welcome to the website of Sir Vivian Fuchs. This site tells the story of his life and work, and commemorates his achievement as leader of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition on the first land crossing of the Antarctic in 1958.
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