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Adrien de Gerlache
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Belgian explorer (1866–1934)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1866
- Died
- 1934
- Works
- 22
Top works
- Physique du globe
- Travaux hydrographiques et instructions nautiques
- Vijftien maanden in den Antarctic
- Croisière océanographique accomplie à bord de la Belgica dans la Mer du Grönland 1905
- Extraits du Journal de Bord
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,438x
- PLINK: A Tool Set for Whole-Genome Association and Population-Based Linkage Analyses
· 2007 · cited 31,388x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,148x
- QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials
· 2009 · cited 22,949x
- Geant4—a simulation toolkit
· 2003 · cited 21,263x
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Key facts
- Born
- Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery , ( 1866-08-02 ) 2 August 1866, Hasselt , Belgium
- Died
- 4 December 1934 (1934-12-04) (aged 68), Brussels , Belgium
- Alma mater
- Free University of Brussels
- Occupation
- Naval officer
- Known for
- Commander of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
- Spouse s
- Suzanne Poulet (1904-1913), Elisabeth Höjer (1918-1934)
- Children
- Philippe, Marie-Louise, Gaston
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery FRSGS ( French pronunciation: [adʁijɛ̃ viktɔʁ ʒozɛf də ʒɛʁlaʃ də ɡɔmʁi]; 2 August 1866 – 4 December 1934) was a Belgian officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–99.
Early years
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