Finn Ronne

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Finn Ronne
Finn Rønne
Edith Ronne

Finn Ronne (December 20, 1899 – January 12, 1980) was a Norwegian-born U.S. citizen and Antarctic explorer.

Background

Finn Ronne was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. His father, Martin Rønne (1861–1932), was a polar explorer who served in Roald Amundsen's successful expedition to the South Pole. Ronne received his education in engineering at Horten Technical College.[1]

In 1923 Finn Ronne immigrated to the U.S. and gained citizenship in 1929. After working at Westinghouse Electric Corporation for some years, he took part in two of Richard E. Byrd's expeditions to the South Pole, and in 1939 Ronne served as Byrd's executive officer helping discover one thousand miles of new coastline.

After serving several years in the

Edith Ronne accompanied him on this expedition, serving as "historian and correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance". She and the chief pilot's wife Jennie Darlington were the first women to overwinter in Antarctica.[2]

In the 1950s, the Navy organized

Arlington, Virginia.[3] The Finn Ronne Memorial Award is awarded by the Explorers Club to an individual noted for accomplishments in polar field research that best typify the spirit of Finn Ronne.[4]

References

  1. ^ Martin Rønne (Fram Museum) Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. The Milwaukee Sentinel
    . November 30, 1979.
  3. ^ Burial Detail: Ronne, Finn (Section 2, Grave 4957-RH) – ANC Explorer
  4. ^ "The Finn Ronne Memorial Award". The Explorers Club Archived October 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography

See also

External links

  • "Science: World's End". Time. April 26, 1948.
  • Ronne, Finn (November 12, 1947). "Ronne Flight 'Erases' Weddell Sea Isles". North American Newspaper Alliance. The New York Times.
  • Ronne, Finn (November 30, 1947). "Ronne Fills in Map of Weddell Coast; Flight Charts a 100,000-Mile Area of Antarctica -- 2 Planes Out Almost 30 Hours: Camera Records Findings: Explorer Names Region, Lying South of Palmer Peninsula, the Edith Ronne Land". North American Newspaper Alliance. The New York Times.
  • "Biography of Finn Ronne". Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  1. ^ Ronne, Finn (1961). Antarctic Command. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill – via Internet Archive.
  2. ISBN 978-0-671-32480-3
    – via Internet Archive.
  3. ISBN 978-0-8038-0485-2
    – via Internet Archive.
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