Vivian Fuchs
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Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs (February 11 1908 – November 11 1999) was a British explorer.
Fuchs was born in Kent. He is best known as the leader of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition to celebrate the International Geophysical Year, 1957. The expedition was the first to cross the continent of Antarctica.
In 1958, Fuchs was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
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External link
Scott Polar Research Institute - Obituary of Vivian Fuchs (http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/people/fuchs/)
