Stanislaw Rakusa-Suszczewski
Stanisław Rakusa-Suszczewski (born February 11, 1938 in Warsaw ) is a Polish polar explorer.
Life
Rakusa-Suszczewski was sent to the Soviet Antarctic station Molodjoschnaja in 1968 . He took part in three expeditions of Polish biologists to the Antarctic . In total he was part of 15 expeditions. During his second expedition in 1971/1972 he carried out experiments. He dealt in particular with the nutrition of Antarctic fish species, examined crustaceans and carried out both hydrological and hydrochemical studies.
His third expedition took place in 1973/1974 and took him to King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . In 1974 he worked scientifically at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station . In 1977 he set up the Arctowski Station on King George Island .
Stanisław Rakusa-Suszczewski became head of the Institute of Biology of the Antarctic of the Polish Academy of Sciences . According to him, which is Rakusa Point named a headland on the south coast of King George Iceland.
literature
- Polish explorers , publisher: Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ISBN 83-89175-51-7 , page 38 ff.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rakusa-Suszczewski, Stanisław |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish biologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw |