Ernest Giles
Australian explorer
William Ernest Powell Giles, best known as Ernest Giles, was an Australian explorer who led five major expeditions to parts of South Australia and Western Australia. Wikipedia
Born: July 20, 1835, Bristol, United Kingdom
Died: November 13, 1897 (age 62 years), Melbourne, Australia
Books: Australia Twice Traversed, Australia Twice Traversed: The Romance of Exploration, Being a Narrative Compiled from the Journals of Five Exploring Expeditions Into and Through Central South Australia, and Western Australia, from 1872 to 1876, Diary of Explorations of Mr Ernest Giles in Central Australia 1872, and more
Awards: Patron's Gold Medal
Parents: Jane Elizabeth Giles and William Giles