Gordon de Quetteville Robin

Gordon de Quetteville Robin died on 21 September 2004 at the age of 83. During his life he contributed significantly and innovatively to his own academic subject of glaciology and, persuaded of the high value of cooperation between national groups at an early age, promoted actively and effectively t...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Drewry, David J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2005
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Record
Scott Polar Research Institute
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247405004225
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247405004225
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Summary:Gordon de Quetteville Robin died on 21 September 2004 at the age of 83. During his life he contributed significantly and innovatively to his own academic subject of glaciology and, persuaded of the high value of cooperation between national groups at an early age, promoted actively and effectively the cause of international collaboration in Antarctica. He raised the profile and contribution to polar research of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, to a new peak during his influential directorship between 1958 and 1982.

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