Jameson Adams
Sir Jameson Boyd Adams KCVO , CBE , DSO (born March 6, 1880 in Rippinggale , Lincolnshire , † April 30, 1962 in London ) was a British polar explorer . From 1893 he went to sea with the merchant navy, then served three years as a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve before joining the Nimrod expedition under Ernest Shackleton in 1907 , which aimed to be the first to reach the geographic South Pole .
Life
Nimrod expedition
Shackleton made Jameson Adams deputy expedition leader. In March 1908 he was part of the six-man team that managed the first ascent of Mount Erebus . From October 1908 to March 1909, together with Shackleton, Frank Wild and Eric Marshall, he attempted to be the first human ever to reach the geographic South Pole. The target was just missed, but a new "southern record" was set, which Roald Amundsen broke when he reached the South Pole in late 1911. On the way back, Adams was left with the sick Eric Marshall, Shackleton was able to get help and save both.
First World War
After returning from the Nimrod Expedition, Adams took up a public service. When the First World War broke out , he served as the personal adjutant to Admiral Horace Hood . After his death he was assigned to the Ministry of Armaments before he was given command of an artillery unit in Flanders . Seriously wounded, he returned from the war in 1917 and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Croix de guerre for his military services .
Late years
After the war he returned to the Ministry of Labor and worked part-time for youth organizations. In 1935 he became an ambassador for a youth foundation set up for the silver jubilee of King George V. He held this position until his retirement in 1948. Until his death in 1962, Adams volunteered as an ambassador for King Edward VII's Hospital .
Civil honors
Adams was inducted into the Order of the British Empire as Commander in 1928 . In 1948 he was on the occasion of his retirement as Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order of King George VI. the defeated knight . Ernest Shackleton named a prominent peak in the Transantarctic Mountains in his honor, Mount Adams . In addition, the Adams Glacier and the Adams Stream in the Antarctic Victoria Land are named after him.
Web links
literature
- Bertrand, Kenneth J. and Alberts, Fred G. (1956). Geographic Names of Antarctica . US Govt. Print. Off., Washington.
- Riffenburgh, Beau: Nimrod . (Translated by Sebastian Vogel). Berlin Verlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-82700530-2 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adams, Jameson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adams, Jameson Boyd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British meteorologist and south polar explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rippinggale , Lincolnshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1962 |
| Place of death | London |