Person Fuchs; Sir; Vivian Ernest (1908 - 1999) Fuchs Vivian Ernest Sir 1908 - 1999 Male 11/02/1908 19080211 11/11/1999 19991111

Education: Cambridge University Career: Went on expeditions to North East Greenland (1929), four to Central Africa (1930-1938); Director, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS, named British Antarctic Survey from 1962) (1950-1973); Leader of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958), successfully crossing the Antarctic via the South Pole (1957-1958); President, British Association for the Advancement of Science (1971) Honours: Kt 1958 Memberships: FRGS (President 1982-1984) Statute 12 23/05/1974 66 Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2001 vol 47 pp 203-222, plate, by R M Laws FRS References: Sir Alan Cook, 'In this Issue' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 1-3, plate International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 11 Feb 1908 - 11 Nov 1999 NA3048 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 19c36487-65db-4583-8bd7-66b530a07d36