About Douglas Mawson
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Douglas Mawson was born in 1882 to Robert and Ann Mawson, they gave their son
the name Douglas as it was her hometown. Robert & Ann loved their son and knew
he was a bright boy but the definitely didn't know he was going to be one of
the greatest Antarctic explorers in Australian history
Sir Douglas Mawson was
an Antarctic explorer who was devoted to Australia and nearly gave his life to
Antarctican research, he was motivated not by the money or the fame but instead
the passion of science that he had. He had a wife and two kids (Patricia &
Jessica Mawson) but he unfortunately died in the Adelaide suburb of Brighton in
1958 of a cerebral hemorrhage (A stroke).
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| A cerebral hemorrhage as shown above |
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