Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen
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| Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen | |
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 Photograph of Solveig Jacobsen standing (with her dog) in front of a whale on the Grytviken flensing plan, taken by Magistrate Edward Binnie in 1916 |
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| Born | October 8, 1913 Grytviken, South Georgia Island, Antarctic |
| Died | October 25, 1996 (aged 83) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality | Antarctican |
| Known for | First person born in the Antarctic region |
Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen (October 8, 1913 – October 25, 1996)[1] was the first person born in the Antarctic region, in Grytviken, South Georgia.[2] Her father Fridthjof Jacobsen (1874–1953) settled in South Georgia in 1904 to become assistant manager, and from 1914 to 1921 manager of the Grytviken whaling station.[2] Jacobsen and his wife Klara Olette Jacobsen had two of their children born on the island.[2] The birth was registered by the resident British Stipendiary Magistrate of South Georgia, James Wilson.[2] She died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was buried in Molde, Norway.
Jacobsen Valley in Vinson Massif, Antarctica is named after Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen.
[edit] See also
- History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Emilio Palma — the first person born on mainland Antarctica (in 1978)
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