Birthdate: May 5, 1882
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Shipley
Died: October 14, 1958
Douglas Mawson was a distinguished geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. He was a key figure in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, leading expeditions and making groundbreaking scientific contributions. Mawson served as a lecturer at the University of Adelaide and participated in significant expeditions such as the Nimrod Expedition and the Australasian Antarctic Expedition. He also led the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, which resulted in important discoveries, territorial claims, and recognition in the field of geology.
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