James Clark Ross
1800 – 1862 · aged 62
British explorer and naval officer (1800–1862)
- Born
- 15 Apr 1800 · Finsbury Square
- Died
- 3 Apr 1862 · Aylesbury
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 15 Apr 1800BornBorn in Finsbury Square
- 1828AwardFellow of the Royal Society
- 1842AwardFounder’s Medal
- 1843AwardGrande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
- 3 Apr 1862DiedDied in Aylesbury
Loading from Wikipedia and Wikidata…
Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1800 – 1862).
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
Biography
Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir James Clark Ross (15 April 1800 – 3 April 1862) was a British naval 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.
Text from the Wikipedia article James Clark Ross, CC BY-SA 4.0
About this information
Dates and life events come from this person’s Wikidata entry.
We only show events that the sources give a date for. Anything without a date is left out rather than guessed.