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Jean-Baptiste Auguste Étienne Charcot | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 15 July 1867 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 16 September 1936 at sea, off Iceland | (aged 69)|||||||||||||||||
Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Polar explorer, medical doctor, Olympian, scientist | |||||||||||||||||
Known for | his polar explorations | |||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Jeanne Hugo (1896–1905; div.) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sailing career | ||||||||||||||||||
Class(es) | 0 to 0.5 ton Open class | |||||||||||||||||
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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.