A forgotten explorer: Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Evans, Hugh B., Jones, A. G. E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1974
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Christiania; Borchgrevink; Gjertsen; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400031892; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400031892

C. E. Borchgrevink was born in Christiania (present-day Oslo) in 1864. His Norwegian father was a lawyer, and his English mother was a Miss Ridley. Little is known about his early years, but he said he had part of his education at Gjertsen College. He was a full-time student from the winter term 188...