Robert Falcon Scott was born on the 6th June in Plymouth 1868.
He died at the age of 44 on 29th march 1912 Ross Ice shelf
Antarctica.He became a naval cadet at the age of 13 and
served on a number of Royal Navy ships in the 1880s and
1990s.Captain Scott was an explorer and officer British
Royal Navy.
He led two expeditions to the Antarctic and was narrowly
beaten to the South Pole by another explorer Roald Amudsen.
Prior to his arrangement to lead the Discovery two expeditions
to the Antarctic and was narrowly beaten to the South Pole
by another explorer Roald Amudsen.
Prior to his arrangement to lead the Discovery
Expedition, Scott was a maritime officer in peacetime
Victorian Britain.
in 1899, he met with Sir Clements Markham,
the president of the Royal Geographical Society, from whom
he learned of the Antarctic exploration. A few days later, on
the 11th of June, Scott visited Markham’s home where he
volunteered to lead the expedition. Having made this choice
to take the first step, his name became synonymous with the Antarctic, the field of work to which he stayed conferred in the last twelve years of his life.
After news of his passing, Scott turned into a famous British figure – a status reflected by the numerous dedications raised by the country over in his name. At the end of the twentieth century, the legend was reassessed as much historians concentrated on the reasons for the debacle that caused the expedition’s failure which cost his and his companions’ lives. From a beforehand unassailable position, Scott turned into a figure of discussion, with inquiries raised about his skill and character.
Observers in the 21st century have, in general, respected Scott all the more emphatically, accentuating his individual dauntlessness and stoicism while recognizing his blunders and, all the more as of late, lapses by his group members, yet attributing the endeavor’s destiny mainly to disaster.xpedition, Scott was a maritime officer in peacetime Victorian Britain. In 1899, he met with Sir Clements Markham, the president of the Royal Geographical,Society, from whom he learned of the Antarctic exploration.
A few days later, on the 11th of June, Scott visited
Markham’s home where he volunteered to lead the expedition.
Having made this choice to take the first step, his name
became synonymous with the Antarctic, the field of work to
which he stayed conferred in the last twelve years of his life.
After news of his passing, Scott turned into a famous British figure – a status reflected by the numerous dedications raised by the country over in his name. At the end of the twentieth century, the legend was reassessed as much historians concentrated on the reasons for the debacle that caused the expedition’s failure which cost his and his companions’ lives. From a beforehand unassailable position, Scott turned into a figure of discussion, with inquiries raised about his skill and character.