| LC control no. | n 50005591 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912 |
| Variant(s) | Scott, R. F. (Robert Falcon), 1868-1912 Skott, Robert Falʹkon, 1868-1912 |
| Birth date | 1868-06-06 |
| Death date | 1912-?03-?29 |
| Place of birth | Plymouth (England) |
| Place of death | Ross Ice Shelf (Antarctica) |
| Field of activity | Antarctica--Discovery and exploration |
| Affiliation | Great Britain. Royal Navy |
| Profession or occupation | Explorers |
| Found in | His The voyage of the "Discovery" ... 1905. Barnett, S. Last entry, 1982: t.p. (Captain R.F. Scott, RN, CVO) Wikipedia web site, December 5, 2022: (Captain Robert Falcon Scott, CVO, (6 June 1868 - c. 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery expedition of 1901-1904 and the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition of 1910-1913. On the first expedition, he set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82°S and discovered the Antarctic Plateau, on which the South Pole is located. On the second venture, Scott led a party of five which reached the South Pole on 17 January 1912, less than five weeks after Amundsen's South Pole expedition ; b. 6 June 1868, Plymouth, Devon, England ; d. c. 29 March 1912 (aged 43), Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica ; Royal Navy, 1881-1912) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Falcon_Scott> Cool Antarctica web site, December 9, 2022: (The last entry in Scott's diary was on the 29th of March 1912, it is assumed but not certain that this was the date on which he died. His body and those of Edward Wilson and Henry "Birdie" Bowers were found in their tent nearly eight months later on the 12th of November 1912. They had made camp for the last time ten days earlier on the 19th of March. Scott continued to write his diary and letters in this final camp. It seems that he was the last of the three to die.) <https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/Robert-Falcon-Scott-death-reasons.php> |
| Associated language | eng |
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