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Also known as Sir James Clark Ross, J.C.Ross, Admiral Sir James Ross

British explorer and naval officer (1800–1862)

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James Clark Ross (1800–1862) was a British explorer, naturalist, naval officer, and botanist. Born in London, he served in the Royal Navy and held citizenship in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Ross was a member of both the Royal Society and the Linnean Society of London. He received several honors, including the Knight of the Legion of Honour, the Fellow of the Royal Society, and the Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations.

His field of work included botany, and he authored works such as *Flora Tasmania* and *Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions During the Years 1839-1843*. Other publications include *Narrative of the Second Voyage of Captain Ross to the Arctic Regions* and *Entdeckungsreise Nach Dem Süd-Polar-Meere in Den Jahren 1839 - 1843*. Ross was a relative of John Ross. He died in Aylesbury and was buried in Aston Abbotts.

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Person · Open Library

Works
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  • Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833; 2
  • Appendix to the Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage [microform]
  • Entdeckungsreise Nach Dem Süd-Polar-Meere in Den Jahren 1839 - 1843
  • Narrative of the Second Voyage of Captain Ross to the Arctic Regions
  • Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions During the Years 1839-1843

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Country
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Active from
1957-03-27

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Encyclopedic overview

Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir James Clark Ross FRS FLS FRAS (15 April 1800 – 3 April 1862) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who explored both the North and South Poles. In the Arctic, he participated in two expeditions led by his uncle, John Ross, and in four led by William Edward Parry: in the Antarctic, he led his own expedition from 1839 to 1843.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “James Clark Ross” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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