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Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE (Order of the British Empire), FRS (Fellow of the Royal Society), FAA (Australian Academy of Science) (5 May 1882 - 14 October 1958) was an Australian Antarctic explorer (List of explorers) and geologist. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Date of birth: 1882-05-05
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
Date of death: 1958-10-14
Death Location: Brighton, South Australia
Known For: First ascent of Mount Erebus,First team to reach the South Magnetic Pole
Occupation: Geologist, Antarctic Explorer, Academic
Nationality: Australian Mackay, David and Mawson raise the flag at the Magnetic South Pole 16Jan1909 (Image:MawsonMcKayDavid.jpgthumbright) Image:Nla.pic-an6481117-v.jpgthumbCaricature by Sir David Low (David Low (cartoonist))right