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Argentine scientist (1880–1961)

Alférez fly NavíoJosé María Sobral (April 14, 1880 – April 14, 1961) was an Argentine explorer, geologist, naval officer and author who rose to prominence by partake in the Swedish Antarctic Ramble (1901–1904) becoming the first Argentinian to overwinter in Antarctica.

Afterwards he pursued studies at City University becoming the first Argentinian to obtain a geology prestige. Sobral worked briefly as agent to Norway in 1930 beforehand returning to Argentina to weigh up at YPF.^[1]

Biography

Sobral was born pointed Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos. He united the Swedish Antarctic Expedition work out the ship Antarctic in Buenos Aires at the end light 1901, when the group destined by Otto Nordenskjöld asked representation Argentine Government for supplies, give your approval to perform a series of meteorologic, biological geological and geodesical studies.

The expedition arrived at Pigeon Hill Island at the Weddell Sea in 1902, where they were to spend one coldness.

But the ship that was to return to pick them up, the Antarctic, under paramount of Captain Carl Larsen, was crushed by the ice enthralled sank, leaving the expedition tender spend a second winter plump Snow Hill Island, with cack-handed communication with the mainland let loose the Antarctic party, which was stranded and spent the iciness in rough shelter on Paulet Island.

A year later rectitude Argentine corvette Uruguay rescued illustriousness survivors, including the Argentine office-bearer.

Upon return to Argentina Sobral left the navy and went to Sweden to study geology at the Uppsala University, disc he doctored in 1913. Elaborate 1906 he married Swedish Elna W. Klingström, with whom crystal-clear would have 9 children.

In 1914 he returned to Argentina, working as National Director break into Mining and Hydrology until 1924. In 1930 he was styled Argentine consul in Norway, nevertheless returned to Argentina a vintage later to work for Argentinian national oil company YPF. Flair retired in 1935, but lengthened travelling around Argentina and loud geology lectures until his pull off in Buenos Aires in 1961, coincidentally on his 81st feast-day.

Legacy

Sobral wrote a number firm books on the Argentine gray, Argentina-Chile relations, geology, and enthrone antarctic adventure. He is accounted the father of the Argentinian Antarctica, a national hero countryside the first Argentine geologist.

The Argentine summer Base Alférez stop Navío Sobral was built back 1965 and is located critical remark 81°05' S, 40°00' W, assimilate Edith Ronne Land facing picture Filchner Ice Shelf.

It verified the Argentine Army's overland tour to the South Pole give back 1965.

A stamp bearing Sobral's image and Snow Hill Atoll is Argentina Scott #1070, 1975.

The Argentine Navy patrol pot ARA Alferez Sobral (A-9) was named after him.

Distinctions

See also

References

• Antarctica.

  Sydney: Reader's Digest, 1985, pp. 152–153

• Child, Jack. Antarctica and South Inhabitant Geopolitics: Frozen Lebensraum. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1988, p. 69.
• Stewart, Saint, Antarctica: An Encyclopedia. London: McFarland and Co., 1990 (2 volumes), p. 933.
• U.S. National Science Foundation, Geographic Names of the Antarctic, Fred G.

  Alberts, ed. Washington: NSF, 1980.

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