Adrien de Gerlache

Adrien de Gerlache
Born
Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery

(1866-08-02)2 August 1866
Hasselt, Belgium
Died4 December 1934(1934-12-04) (aged 68)
Brussels, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Alma materFree University of Brussels
OccupationNaval officer
Known forCommander of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Spouse(s)Suzanne Poulet (1904-1913)
Elisabeth Höjer (1918-1934)
ChildrenPhilippe
Marie-Louise
Gaston

Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery FRSGS (French pronunciation: [adʁijɛ̃ viktɔʁ ʒozɛf ʒɛʁlaʃ ɡɔmʁi]; 2 August 1866 – 4 December 1934) was a Belgian officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–99.