William Gordon Burn Murdoch | |
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 Burn-Murdoch playing bagpipes in polar environment, 1902-1904 | |
| Born | 22 January 1862 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 19 July 1939 (aged 77) Edinburgh, Scotland |
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William Gordon Burn Murdoch (22 January 1862 – 19 July 1939) was a Scottish painter, travel writer and explorer. Murdoch travelled widely including India and both the Arctic and the Antarctic. He is said to be the first person to have played the bagpipes in the Antarctic. He published several travel books as well as being an accomplished artist. A cape in the South Orkneys is named in his honour.