Frank Debenham This is Me

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1. 1. www.heritage-antarctica.org

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   Published on: 5/27/2008   Last Visited: 5/27/2008

   Frank Debenham, BA, BSc, Geologist
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   Frank Debenham
   
   Known as ,Deb'.Born at Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, 1883.Graduated from Sydney University and was shortly afterwards selected to join Scott's expedition.During the summer of 1911,12 he accompanied the Northern Party as geologist, and the experience he gained here in mapping gave him an interest in cartography and survey which was very much to influence his later career.After service in Salonika during the First World War, he went to Cambridge where he became a fellow of Gonville and Caius College and lecturer in cartography.In 1920, he established the Scott Polar Research Institute, with the help of James Wordie and Raymond Priestley.He was its first director until his retirement in 1946.Debenham was also responsible for developing the Department of Geography in the university and was appointed its first professor in 1931.
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   (Frank) Born in Devonshire England.Joined Terra Nova from HMS Talbot.Wintered at Cape Adare 1911 and at Inexpressible Island 1912.

2. 2. United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust

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   Published on: 4/11/2007   Last Visited: 1/13/2008

   Philippa has visited the Ross Sea Huts, where her grandfather Frank Debenham was a member of Captain Scott's last expedition.
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   Debenham went on to found the Scott Polar Research Institute.

3. 3. www.spri.cam.ac.uk

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   Last Visited: 5/15/2008

   The Life and Work of Professor Frank DebenhamFounder of the Scott Polar Research Institute (21 July 2005 - 21 September 2005)