Francis Crozier

For the artist, see Francis Rossiter Crozier.
Francis Crozier
Crozier in 1845
Born(1796-10-17)17 October 1796
Banbridge, County Down, Kingdom of Ireland
Disappeared
26 April 1848 (aged 51)
King William Island, North-Western Territory (now Nunavut, Canada)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
Service years1810–1848
RankCaptain
Ships
Expeditions

Francis Rawdon Moira Crozier FRS FRAS (/ˈkroʊʒər/; 17 October 1796 – disappeared 26 April 1848) was an Irish officer of the Royal Navy and polar explorer who participated in six expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. In 1843, he became a Fellow of the Royal Society for his scientific work during his expeditions.[1] Later, he was second-in-command to Sir John Franklin and captain of HMS Terror during the Franklin expedition to discover the Northwest Passage, which ended with the loss of all 129 crewmen in mysterious circumstances.

Many places in the Arctic and Antarctic are named after him.[2] He, with James Clark Ross and Richard Moody, was also responsible for selecting the location of the capital of the Falkland Islands, Port Stanley, in 1843.[3]

  1. ^ Smith, Michael (2021). Icebound In The Arctic: The Mystery of Captain Francis Crozier and the Franklin Expedition. The O'Brien Press. ISBN 978-1-78849-265-2. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ Smith, Michael (2021). Icebound In The Arctic: The Mystery of Captain Francis Crozier and the Franklin Expedition. The O'Brien Press. ISBN 978-1-78849-265-2. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ^ Smith, Michael (2021). Icebound In The Arctic: The Mystery of Captain Francis Crozier and the Franklin Expedition. The O'Brien Press. ISBN 978-1-78849-265-2. Retrieved 30 April 2024.