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Name: Vivian Fuchs, Sir
Birth Date: February 11, 1908
Death Date: November 11, 1999
Place of Birth: England
Place of Death: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: explorer, geologist

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Biography of Vivian Fuchs, Sir
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Vivian Fuchs (1908-99) 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. He was educated at Cambridge...


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Vivian Fuchs Born 1908, Kent, England Vivian Fuchs was born in the English county of Kent, the son of a farmer of German origin. He was educated at Cambridge University, where he studied geology. Between the years 1929 and 1938 he went on four...
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Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs Summary
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1908- English Arctic Explorer British geologist and explorer Vivian Fuchs lead the first coast-to-coast land crossing of Antarctica in 1957. Fuchs's historic trek, undertaken in collaboration with a New Zealand team lead by Edmund Hillary (1919-...
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Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs FRS (February 11, 1908 – November 11, 1999) was an English explorer whose expeditionary team completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica in...


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The Independent - London
Obituary: Sir Vivian Fuchs
11/13/1999: 1,304 words, approx. 4 pages
SCIENTIST, EXPLORER, administrator - Vivian Fuchs was the last Briton to organise and lead an Antarctic expedition in the "heroic" style of Scott and Shackleton. Knighted after leading the Commonwealth Trans- Antarctic Expedition of 1955-58, he was then appointed Director of the Falkland Islands...
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The Economist (US)
Sir Vivian Fuchs.(scientist and explorer, died on November 11th, aged 91 )
11/20/1999: 884 words, approx. 3 pages
Sir Vivian Fuchs, scientist and explorer, died on November 11th, aged 91 "HELLO, Bunny," said Edmund Hillary, greeting Vivian Fuchs at the South Pole in 1958. "Damn glad to see you Ed," replied his fellow adventurer. Their gruff, manly exchange, evoking the heroic...
 


 

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