Hannes la Grange’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro First South African to reach the South Pole
Is Scientist
From South Africa
Type Science
Gender male
Death

21 April 1999

Hannes la Grange (? – 21 April 1999) is die eerste Suid-Afrikaner wat die geografiese Suidpool bereik het. Hy het dit op 19 Januarie 1958 gedoen as deel van sir Vivian Fuchs se groep wat oor Antarktika gereis het.

Hannes het reeds op 14 November 1955 by die Shackleton-basis gearriveer as die eerste groep wat onder andere ‘n hut moes bou en voorbereidings doen vir die groot groep wat eers op 12 Januarie 1957 gearriveer het. La Grange (‘n boorling van Ladismith in die Karoo) was vir die aanvanklike groep gekies weens sy ondervinding as ‘n weerkundige op Marion-eiland. Uit waardering vir sy geweldige bydrae was hy genooi deur Fuchs om saam na die Suidpool te gaan.

Na die ekspedisie se terugkeer is La Grange beloon met ‘n goue medalje deur koningin Elizabeth II en ‘n Antarktiese bergreeks staan vandag bekend as Lagrange.

In 1959 het La Grange na Antarktika teruggekeer as leier van Suid-Afrika se eerste Antarktiese ekspedisie. Hy is in 1999 aan ‘n hartaanval oorlede.

Bron

  • Die Karoo-seun wat Suidpool toe gery het, Rapport, 22 Januarie 2012.
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