Georges Lecointe (explorer)

Georges Lecointe
Born(1869-04-29)April 29, 1869
Antwerp, Belgium
DiedMay 27, 1929(1929-05-27) (aged 60)
Uccle, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Occupation(s)Naval officer and scientist
Known forSecond-in-command of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
SpouseCharlotte Dumeiz (1900–1929)
Children
  • Henri Lecointe
  • Charlotte Lecointe
  • Louis-Georges Lecointe

Georges Lecointe (29 April 1869 – 27 May 1929) was a Belgian naval officer and scientist. He was captain of the Belgica and second-in-command of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, the first to overwinter in Antarctica. After his return to Belgium he was the founder of the International Polar Organization and deeply involved in the foundation of the International Research Council and the International Astronomical Union.[1]

  1. ^ anon. (February 1930). "Obituary Notices: Associates:- Lecointe, Georges". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 90: 386–387. Bibcode:1930MNRAS..90..386.. doi:10.1093/mnras/90.4.386.