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Adrien de Gerlache

Adrien de Gerlache

Belgian navy officer
Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery FRSGS was a Belgian officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–99. Wikipedia
Born: August 2, 1866, Hasselt, Belgium
Died: December 4, 1934 (age 68 years), Brussels, Belgium
Books: Fifteen Months in the Antarctic, Belgium in War Time, and The Belgian Antarctic Expedition Under the Command of A. de Gerlache de Gomery: Summary Report of the Voyage of the "Belgica" in 1897-1898-1899
Grandchild: Hélène de Gerlache de Gomery
Children: Gaston de Gerlache
Known for: Commander of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Spouse(s): Suzanne Poulet (1904-1913); Elisabeth Höjer (1918-1934)