Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen

Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen

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
Born October 8, 1913(1913-10-08)
Grytviken, South Georgia Island, Antarctic
Died October 25, 1996(1996-10-25) (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 Island.[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.

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References

  1. ^ Gravminner i Norge. DIS Norge. Retrieved on 7 November 2008. (Norwegian)
  2. ^ a b c d Robert K. Headland, The Island of South Georgia, Cambridge University Press, 1984.