Draft:Émile Danco
Émile Danco | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 November 1869 |
| Died | 5 June 1898 (aged 28) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | Explorer |
| Known for | Belgian Antarctic Expedition |
Émile Danco (29 November 1869 - 5 June 1898) was a Belgian polar explorer.
He was a lieutenant in the Belgian artillery and trained at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels, Belgium.[1] He was a personal friend of Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery and became the first recruit for the Belgian Antarctic Expedition aboard the Belgica.[2] He served as the geophysicist for the expedition, which became the first to overwinter in Antarctica. Émile Danco died of a heart condition aboard the Belgica on 5 June, 1898.[1][2] His observations and work were taken up by Georges Lecointe, the Belgica's second in command.[3]
Honors
- Danco Island in the Gerlache Strait was named by Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery for Émile Danco[2]
- The asteroid (9812) Danco was named for him[4]
References
- ^ a b Émile Danco, Museums in Akershus, accessed 22 December 2024
- ^ a b c Sancton, Julian (2024). Madhouse at the End of the Earth. New York: Penguin Random House.
- ^ De Deckker, Patrick (2018). "On the long-ignored scientific achievements of the Belgica expedition 1897–1899". Polar Research (in French). 37. doi:10.1080/17518369.2018.1474695.
- ^ "Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov.
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