Richard Vahsel
Richard Vahsel (born February 9, 1868 in Hohnhorst near Hanover , † August 8, 1912 in the Weddell Sea ) was a German captain and polar explorer.
He first was on duty at the Hamburg-America Line until it at the request of Captain Ruser Hans as second officer on the under the direction of Erich von Drygalski standing Gauss Expedition , the first German Antarctic Expedition (1901 to 1903), pushed .
He was then captain of the Hapag steamer Peiho in the Hamburg South Sea Expedition 1908-1910 and the polar ship Germany in the Second German Antarctic Expedition in 1911 under Wilhelm Filchner . He died of an illness while drifting in the pack ice in the Weddell Sea .
The Vahsel Bay , the Vahsel Bay , the Vahsel Glacier and Cape Vahsel in South Georgia and Cape Vahsel in Antarctica are named after him.
Web links
- photo
- Date of death on south-pole.com (English)
- Erich von Drygalski : To the continent of the icy south. Georg Reimer Verlag, Berlin 1904, from page 34 ff.
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| SURNAME | Vahsel, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German captain and polar explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hohnhorst near Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 1912 |
| Place of death | Weddell Sea |