James Marr

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James William Slessor Marr (born December 9, 1902 in Aberdeen , † April 30, 1965 in London ) was a British marine biologist and polar explorer .

Life

Marr was the Scottish born Aberdeen. Ernest Shackleton chose him and Norman E. Mooney as Boy Scout for the Shackleton – Rowett Expedition in 1921 for service on board the Quest ship . Marr wrote the experiences of this expedition in his book Into The Frozen South in 1923 .

He was also a member of the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition led by Douglas Mawson . He then completed his training as a marine biologist by taking part in the so-called Discovery Investigations . These were government-funded research trips based in King Edward Point on South Georgia . Marr specialized in the biology of the Antarctic krill .

During the Second World War , Marr, meanwhile promoted to lieutenant , led Operation Tabarin . This expedition was undertaken by Great Britain in 1943 to establish permanently manned stations in Antarctica . Marr led the team that wintered in Port Lockroy in 1944 . From 1949 until his death, Marr was director of the National Oceanographic Institute of Great Britain.

In honor of James Marr, Marr Bay on Laurie Island , the Marr-Piedmont Glacier on Anvers Island , Mount Marr in Enderbyland and Marr Point on Penguin Island are named in Antarctica .

Awards and honors

  • On October 7, 1941, Marr received the Polar Medal (bronze clasp) - “for good service during the years 1925-1939 on the Royal Research Vessels 'Discovery II' and 'William Scoresby': James William Sleesor Marr, Esq., MA, B.Sc. (Temporary Lieutenant, RNVR), HM Ships Discovery II and William Scoresby. "
  • On November 30, 1954, the Polar Medal "for good service in the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey on Antarctic expeditions: Temporary Lieutenant-Commander James William Slessor Marr, RNVR, Base Leader, Port Lockroy, 1944."

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "The Shackleton-Rowett Expedition and the Quest" . Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2013., "Johnny" Walker's Scouting Milestones Pages (accessed December 8, 2009).
  2. ↑ "Dr. James Marr, 62, A Polar Explorer " , The New York Times (accessed in English, on December 8, 2009) of 30 April 1965th
  3. ^ Report of the London Gazette of October 3, 1954 , No. 35300, page 5785 (in English, accessed December 8, 2009).
  4. ↑ Report in the London Gazette of November 26, 1954, No. 40339, p. 6789.
personal data
SURNAME Marr, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marr, James William Slessor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British marine biologist and polar explorer
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Aberdeen
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 1965
Place of death London