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Henryk Arctowski
Polish scientist and explorer
Henryk Arctowski | |
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Arctowski in Washington, March, | |
| Born | ()July 15, Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
| Died | February 21, () (aged86) Bethesda, Maryland, United States |
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| Nationality | Polish, Belgian, American |
| Almamater | University of Liège Sorbonne University |
| Knownfor | in charge of scientific observations on the Belgian Antarctic Expedition |
| Spouse | Arian Jane Addy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | oceanography, geology, geophysics |
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Henryk Arctowski (15 July – 21 February ; Polish pronunciation:[ˈxɛnrɨkart͡sˈtɔfskʲi]), born Henryk Artzt, was a Polish scientist and explorer.
Living in exile for a large part of his life, Arctowski was educated in Belgium and France. He was one of the first humans to winter in Antarctica, as part of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, and became an internationally renowned meteorologist, also working for over