Southern Cross Expedition / Crew List
The Southern Cross Expedition (1898–1900) was a research trip to the Antarctic during the so-called "Golden Age of Antarctic Research" . It is also run as the British Antarctic Expedition (BAE), although almost the entire crew came from Norway. While the landing crew hibernated at Cape Adare , the ship's crew returned to Australia in the meantime.
Landing crew at Cape Adare
| Surname | Born | Died | nationality | function | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink |
1864 | 1934 | Norway | Expedition leader | Participant of the Antarctic expedition (1894–1895) |
 Louis Charles Bernacchi |
1876 | 1942 | Australia | Meteorologist and physicist | Participant of the Discovery Expedition (1900–1903) |
 William Colbeck |
1871 | 1930 | United Kingdom | Assistant meteorologist , assistant physicist , steward | Discovery Expedition Participant (1900–1903) |
 Nicolai Hanson |
1870 | 1899 | Norway | Biologist , taxidermist , in charge of fuel, ammunition and weapons | died in winter quarters and was the first person to be buried on the Antarctic mainland |
| Herluf Kløvstad | 1868 | 1900 | Norway | doctor | died of "nerve fever" a few weeks after the expedition returned |
| Hugh Blackwall Evans | 1874 | 1975 | United Kingdom | Assistant zoologist , hunter and taxidermist | |
| Anton Fougner | 1870 | 1932 | Norway | Craftsman and research assistant | |
| Kolbein Ellefsen | 1874 | 1928 | Norway | Carpenter , cook | |
| Ole Must | 1878 | 1934 | Norway | Dog handler | youngest expedition member |
| Per Savio | 1877 | 1905 | Norway | Dog handler |
Crew of the expedition ship Southern Cross
| Surname | Born | Died | nationality | function | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernhard Jensen | 1853 | Norway | captain | Participant of the Antarctic expedition (1894–1895) | |
| Jørgen Petersen | 1900 | Norway | First Officer | died while traveling back to England from Australia | |
| Hans Hansen | 1877 | Norway | Second officer | ||
| Christian Olsen | Norway | Chief machinist | |||
| Julius Johannesen | Norway | machinist | |||
| Hans Ulis | Norway | Carpenter | |||
| Lars Andersen | 1850 | Sweden | steward | ||
| Klemet Klemetsen | Norway | Boatswain | |||
| Johannes Johnsen | Norway | sailor | |||
| Franz Johan Magnussen | Norway | sailor | |||
| Oscar M. Bjarko | Norway | sailor | |||
| Ingvard Samuelsen | Norway | sailor | |||
| Hans J. Johnson | Norway | sailor | |||
| Johan A. Andersen | Norway | sailor | |||
| Olof Larsen | Norway | sailor | |||
| Lars A. Larsen | Norway | sailor | |||
| Adolf M. Karlsen | Norway | sailor | |||
| Axel Johansen | Norway | sailor | |||
| Carl HJ Been | Norway | Stoker | |||
| Karl Brynhildsen | Norway | Stoker |
Web links
- coolantarctica.com Information about the expedition team (in English)
- Bernacchi, Louis: To the South Polar regions . Hurst & Blackett, London 1901 (in English).
- Boughman, TH: Before the Heroes Came: Antarctica in the 1890s . University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln 1994 (in English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernacchi, To the South Polar regions , pp. 184-190.
- ↑ a b Bernacchi, To the South Polar regions , p. 331.