Monday 2 April 2012

Sir Douglas Mawson: Later Life


Sir Douglas Mawson was the only surviver of his big Antarctic trip. When he got back he married his fiancé. Her name was Pequita Delprat. He later had 2 daughters (Patrica who was born in 1915 and Jessica who was born in 1917) who he loved dearly. 15 years after he went to Antarctica he went back again to do more exploring. For the rest of his life he worked as a professional geologist at the University of Adelaide. He died in 1958 at the age of 76.

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