William Spiers Bruce

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Scottish_National_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:awards Gold Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:birthDate 1867-07-09
gptkbp:children William_Bruce
gptkbp:deathDate 1948-02-28
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Botany
Geography
Meteorology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Spiers Bruce
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/William_Spiers_Bruce.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Murray
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Wyville_Thomson
gptkbp:knownFor Antarctic_exploration
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future polar expeditions
Pioneer_of_Antarctic_research
Promoted_the_importance_of_Antarctic_conservation
Contributed_to_the_establishment_of_scientific_research_in_Antarctica
Honored_in_various_geographical_names_in_Antarctica
gptkbp:members gptkb:Royal_Scottish_Geographical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Scottish_National_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:occupation Polar explorer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:researchFocus Glaciology
Oceanography
Antarctic flora
Geological_surveys_in_Antarctica
Meteorological_conditions_in_Antarctica
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Scottish_National_Antarctic_Expedition_(1902-1904)
First to map parts of the Antarctic Peninsula
Participated in the 1910-1913 Antarctic expedition
Published_numerous_scientific_papers_on_Antarctic_research
Discovery_of_the_Bruce_Plateau
Contributed_to_the_understanding_of_Antarctic_ecosystems
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Bruce