Nobu Shirase

Nobu Shirase was a Japanese army officer and explorer. He led the first Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1910–12, which reached a southern latitude of 80°5′, and made the first landing on the coast of King Edward VII Land.

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Who was born first?

• Nobu Shirase and Frederick Russell Burnham were born the same year
• Nobu Shirase was born 1 year before Mary Kingsley
• Nobu Shirase was born 1 year before Aurel Stein
• Nobu Shirase was born 2 years before Alexandre Yersin
• Nobu Shirase was born 2 years before Pyotr Kozlov

Timeline

1. Frederick Russell BurnhamMay 11, 1861 – September 15, 1947
2. Nobu Shirase (this page)July 20, 1861 – September 4, 1946
3. Aurel SteinNovember 26, 1862 – October 26, 1943
4. Mary KingsleyOctober 13, 1862 – June 3, 1900
5. Alexandre YersinSeptember 22, 1863 – 1943
6. Pyotr KozlovOctober 3, 1863 – September 26, 1935

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