William Speirs Bruce

William Speirs Bruce was a British naturalist, polar scientist and oceanographer who organised and led the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition to the South Orkney Islands and the Weddell Sea. Among other achievements, the expedition established the first permanent weather station in Antarctica.

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Who was born first?

• William Speirs Bruce and Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim were born the same year
• William Speirs Bruce and Hjalmar Johansen were born the same year
• William Speirs Bruce and Percy Fawcett were born the same year
• William Speirs Bruce and Jean-Baptiste Charcot were born the same year
• William Speirs Bruce was born 1 year before Robert Falcon Scott

Timeline

1. Carl Gustaf Emil MannerheimJune 4, 1867 – January 27, 1951
2. Hjalmar JohansenMay 15, 1867 – January 3, 1913
3. Jean-Baptiste CharcotJuly 15, 1867 – September 16, 1936
4. Percy FawcettAugust 18, 1867 – 1925
5. William Speirs Bruce (this page)August 1, 1867 – October 28, 1921
6. Robert Falcon ScottJune 6, 1868 – March 29, 1912

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