Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic ...
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Wikipedia
Born: July 16, 1872, Borge, Norway
Died: June 1928 (age 55 years), Barents Sea
Nationality: Norwegian
Parents: Hanna Sahlqvist and Jens Amundsen
Awards: Hubbard Medal (1907), Order of Franz Joseph (1907), Charles P. Daly Medal (1912), and more
Siblings: Leon Amundsen, Tonni Amundsen, and Gustav Amundsen
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