Jean-Baptiste Charcot

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Jean-Baptiste Auguste Étienne Charcot
Charcot in 1925
Born	15 July 1867 (1867-07-15) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died	16 September 1936 (1936-09-17) (aged 69) at sea, off Iceland
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	Polar explorer, medical doctor, Olympian, scientist
Known for	his polar explorations
Spouse	Jeanne Hugo (1896–1905; div.)
Sports career
Sailing career
Class(es)	0 to 0.5 ton Open class
Medal record Sailing Representing  France Olympic Games 1900 Paris Ton class 1st race 1900 Paris Ton class 2nd race
Updated on 2014-02-08

Jean-Baptiste Étienne Auguste Charcot, better known in France as Commandant Charcot,^[1][2] (15 July 1867 in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris – 16 September 1936 at sea (30 miles north-west of Reykjavik, Iceland), was a French scientist, medical doctor and polar scientist. His father was the neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–1893). As a sportsman, he was French rugby XV champion in 1896 and also won a double silver medal in sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics.