Properties (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Explorer
Geologist |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Institute_of_British_Geographers
gptkb:Royal_Society gptkb:British_Antarctic_Survey gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
CBE |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1908-02-04
|
| gptkbp:children |
3
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1999-11-11
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
|
| gptkbp:fellowship |
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Geographical_Society Fellow_of_the_American_Geophysical_Union Fellow_of_the_Geological_Society_of_London Fellow_of_the_Antarctic_Society |
| gptkbp:field |
Geology
Geophysics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sir Vivian Fuchs
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:David_Attenborough
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
Antarctic_exploration |
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Received honorary degrees from multiple universities
Authored several scientific papers on glaciology First to cross Antarctica by land Led the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition Advocated_for_environmental_protection_in_Antarctica Contributed_to_the_understanding_of_Antarctic_geology Participated_in_the_International_Geophysical_Year Served_in_World_War_II_as_a_geologist Contributed_to_the_establishment_of_the_Antarctic_Treaty Promoted_international_cooperation_in_Antarctic_research |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Fuchs_Report
|
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Wellington,_New_Zealand
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:London,_England
|
| gptkbp:positionHeld |
Director_of_the_British_Antarctic_Survey
Professor_of_Geology_at_the_University_of_Bristol |
| gptkbp:researchField |
Glaciology
Geological mapping Paleoclimatology |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Evelyn_Fuchs
|