Sir James Clark Ross | |
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![]() 1834 painting of James Clark Ross | |
Birth name | James Clark Ross |
Born | Finsbury Square, London, England | 15 April 1800
Died | 3 April 1862 Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England | (aged 61)
Buried | St James the Great, Aston Abbotts |
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Service years | 1812–1862 |
Rank | Rear-Admiral of the Red |
Expeditions | Ross expedition (1839–1843) |
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Spouse(s) |
Ann Coulman
(m. 1843; died 1857) |
Relations | Sir John Ross (uncle) |
Sir James Clark Ross DCL FRS FLS FRAS (15 April 1800 – 3 April 1862) was a British Royal Navy officer and polar explorer known for his explorations of the Arctic, participating in two expeditions led by his uncle John Ross, and four led by William Edward Parry, and, in particular, for his own Antarctic expedition from 1839 to 1843.