Famous French polar explorer, scientist, Olympian and medical doctor
Jean-Baptiste Étienne Auguste Charcot better known in France as Commandant Charcot[1][2] (15 July 1867 in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris – 16 September 1936 at sea (30 miles north-west of Reykjavik, Iceland), born in , was a French scientist, medical doctor and polar scientist. His father was the neurologistJean-Martin Charcot (1825–1893).
As a sportsman, he was French rugby XV champion in 1896 and also won a double silver medal in sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Later on, Jean-Baptiste Charcot explored Rockall in 1921 and Eastern Greenland and Svalbard from 1925 until 1936. He died when Pourquoi-Pas ? was wrecked in a storm off the coast of Iceland in 1936.
Charcot participated in many sports. He won two silver medals in sailing at the Summer Olympics of 1900.[4][5]
Dedications
Vague Bleue ou Pourquoi pas. Hommage au commandant Charcot, by the french painter Arnaud Courlet de Vregille, 2016 (80 x 120 cm, Acrylic and pencil).
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