Wilhelm Filchner – hierarchy and insufficient leadership on the Second German Antarctic Expedition
The Second German Antarctic Expedition (1911–1912) did not have a good start, because Wilhelm Filchner (1877–1957) failed to secure his position as expedition leader. His problems began long before the expedition set sail: he had the support neither of the scientists and officers on board nor of the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:9c1ebb0ec22d47858db239e3513202d1 2023-05-15T13:57:47+02:00 Wilhelm Filchner – hierarchy and insufficient leadership on the Second German Antarctic Expedition U. Rack 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-89-25-2021 https://doaj.org/article/9c1ebb0ec22d47858db239e3513202d1 DE EN ger eng Copernicus Publications https://polf.copernicus.org/articles/89/25/2021/polf-89-25-2021.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/0032-2490 https://doaj.org/toc/2190-1090 doi:10.5194/polf-89-25-2021 0032-2490 2190-1090 https://doaj.org/article/9c1ebb0ec22d47858db239e3513202d1 Polarforschung, Vol 89, Pp 25-30 (2021) Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-89-25-2021 2022-12-31T06:02:35Z The Second German Antarctic Expedition (1911–1912) did not have a good start, because Wilhelm Filchner (1877–1957) failed to secure his position as expedition leader. His problems began long before the expedition set sail: he had the support neither of the scientists and officers on board nor of the scientific community in Germany. The enforced choice of the captain, who suffered from syphilis, brought the expedition to the brink of collapsing. In addition, the rivalry between the groups on board the Deutschland , and the usual challenging circumstances any expedition confronts in these regions, led to mutiny at the end of their time in Grytviken, South Georgia. Upon the expedition's return to Germany, “courts of honour” took place to adjudicate on the mutual accusations. This article reviews some of the reasons why this expedition was disaster-prone. The article is based on research from my PhD thesis (Rack, 2010). Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Polarforschung Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic Grytviken ENVELOPE(-36.509,-36.509,-54.281,-54.281) Polarforschung 89 1 25 30 |
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The Second German Antarctic Expedition (1911–1912) did not have a good start, because Wilhelm Filchner (1877–1957) failed to secure his position as expedition leader. His problems began long before the expedition set sail: he had the support neither of the scientists and officers on board nor of the scientific community in Germany. The enforced choice of the captain, who suffered from syphilis, brought the expedition to the brink of collapsing. In addition, the rivalry between the groups on board the Deutschland , and the usual challenging circumstances any expedition confronts in these regions, led to mutiny at the end of their time in Grytviken, South Georgia. Upon the expedition's return to Germany, “courts of honour” took place to adjudicate on the mutual accusations. This article reviews some of the reasons why this expedition was disaster-prone. The article is based on research from my PhD thesis (Rack, 2010). |
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