Douglas Mawson 1882–1958
Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FAA FRS was Australia's most storied Anatarctic explorer who made extensive contributions to geology. He was a Foundation Fellow of the Academy.
Douglas Mawson, Kt. (created 1914), O.B.E., F.R.S., D.Sc., B.E., Emeritus Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at the University of Adelaide, died on October 14, 1958, at the age of 76. He is Australia's most famous Antarctic explorer. As a member of Shackleton's first expedition in 1907, as leader of two Australian expeditions in 1911 and 1929, and as one of the chief authorities of the Antarctic Planning Committee of the present Australian Antarctic expeditions, he has dominated Australian Antarctic exploration for almost half a century.
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