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Later life

Douglas Mawson married Francisca Adriana on 31 March 1914 at Holy Trinity Church of England. Most famous Antarctic explorer history reveals a man who gave his energy and almost his life to explore this cold continent. Mawson and Francisca had two children who where patrica who was born in 1915 and Jessica who was born in 1917. Sadly Mawson died in 1958 at the age of 76 at the britton home on 14 October.

Achievements

He was apart of a team to climb mount Erebus Antarctica's active volcano and claimed land of Antarctica. He's achievements include mapping and exploring Antarctica. Douglas Mawson was awarded the Clarke medal in 1936. He was also giving the second earned heros on their return. He completed the longest antarctica man– hauling sledge journey of 122 days and with his friend professor edge worth David. He coped with hunger, falling down crevasses, frost bite and exhaustion. He coved 42% of the continent. He claimed it to Britain and australia. He also discovered that in the dog liver was toxic

Mawson: Life & Death in Antarctica

Details of his journey

Ninnies disappeared down deep crevasse down a ledge 50 feet deep. When ninnies fell he lost some of the dogs and half the food. In 18months some of the weakest dogs where killed for food. Mertz started suffering, having fits and going crazy, he also bit off half his finger and spat it out onto the snow. Then Mawson was on his own. On the first of Febuary Mawson saw the boat,but had to stay at the camp for a year with 6 men and the ship came and they went home.

Early Life

Born 5 may at Shipley Yorkshire, England, his family moved to Rooty Hill Sydney in 1884 when douglas was 2. His focus was not wealth or fame. Douglas was a bright student he was only 16 when he started school at the university of Sydney. He graduated in engineering and science. His job was a geologist and a explorer.