James Wordie

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James Wordie was a Scottish geologist and polar explorer best known for his scientific and leadership roles in early 20th-century Antarctic expeditions.

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James Mann Wordie 1
James Wordie canonical 1

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instanceOf geologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
polar explorer ⓘ
awardReceived Patron’s Medal of the Royal Geographical Society ⓘ
Polar Medal ⓘ
birthDate 1889-04-26 ⓘ
birthPlace Glasgow ⓘ
Partick ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1962-01-16 ⓘ
educatedAt Hillhead High School ⓘ
St John’s College, Cambridge ⓘ
University of Glasgow ⓘ
employer Scott Polar Research Institute ⓘ
University of Cambridge ⓘ
familyName Wordie ⓘ
fieldOfWork geology ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ
polar exploration ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
hasNamesake Wordie House ⓘ
Wordie Ice Shelf ⓘ
Wordie Nunatak ⓘ
honorificTitle Sir ⓘ
knownFor Antarctic exploration ⓘ
geological research in polar regions ⓘ
leadership in early 20th-century Antarctic expeditions ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Royal Geographical Society ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ
Royal Society of Edinburgh ⓘ
name James Mann Wordie ⓘ
linked to: James Wordie
notableWork geological studies of the Weddell Sea region ⓘ
scientific leadership on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition ⓘ
occupation geologist ⓘ
polar explorer ⓘ
university administrator ⓘ
participantIn Endurance expedition ⓘ
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition ⓘ
positionHeld Chairman of the Scott Polar Research Institute ⓘ
Master of St John’s College, Cambridge ⓘ
President of the Royal Geographical Society ⓘ
workedUnder Ernest Shackleton ⓘ

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James Wordie → name → James Mann Wordie ⓘ
linked to: James Wordie