James Marr
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
- Biography in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (in English)
- Short biography (Aberdeen University) ( Memento of March 12, 2007 on the Internet Archive ) (in English)
- Photo by James Marr ( Memento May 31, 2012 on the Internet Archive )
- James Marr, Into the Frozen South , Funk & Wagnalls, New York 1923.
Individual evidence
- ↑ "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).
- ↑ "Dr. James Marr, 62, A Polar Explorer " , The New York Times (accessed in English, on December 8, 2009) of 30 April 1965th
- ^ Report of the London Gazette of October 3, 1954 , No. 35300, page 5785 (in English, accessed December 8, 2009).
- ↑ Report in the London Gazette of November 26, 1954, No. 40339, p. 6789.
personal data | |
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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 |