Wilkins, George H. Sir, 1888-1958

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Name (Hebrew)
וילקינס, יוברט, 1888-1958
Name (Latin)
Wilkins, George H. Sir, 1888-1958
Other forms of name
Wilkins, Geo. H. (George Hubert), Sir, 1888-1958
Wilkins, George Hubert, Sir, 1888-1958
Wilkins, G. H. (George Hubert), Sir, 1888-1958
Wilkins, Hubert, Sir, 1888-1958
Date of birth
1888-10-31
Date of death
1958-11-30
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
George Hubert
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 54139204
Wikidata: Q577806
Library of congress: n 82252037
Sources of Information
  • Sherman, H.M. Thoughts through space, 1983:
  • LC manual cat.
  • nuc89-103908: Australian war photographs [MI] 1919
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Wikipedia description:

Sir George Hubert Wilkins MC & Bar (31 October 1888 – 30 November 1958), commonly referred to as Captain Wilkins, was an Australian polar explorer, ornithologist, pilot, soldier, geographer and photographer. He was awarded the Military Cross after he assumed command of a group of American soldiers who had lost their officers during the Battle of the Hindenburg Line, and became the only official Australian photographer from any war to receive a combat medal. He narrowly failed in an attempt to be the first to cross under the North Pole in a submarine, but was able to prove that submarines were capable of operating beneath the polar ice cap, thereby paving the way for future successful missions. The US Navy later took his ashes to the North Pole aboard the submarine USS Skate on 17 March 1959.

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