William Speirs Bruce
Scottish marine biologist and antarctic explorer
Born on: August 1, 1867Died on: October 28, 1921
Aged: 54 years 88 days (650 months)
Nationality: British
Birth Sign: Leo
William Speirs Bruce was a British naturalist, polar scientist and oceanographer who organised and led the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition to the South Orkney Islands and the Weddell Sea.
Among other achievements, the expedition established the first permanent weather station in Antarctica. Bruce later founded the Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory in Edinburgh, but his plans for a transcontinental Antarctic march via the South Pole were abandoned because of lack of public and financial support.
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