Carl Anton Larsen

Summary

Carl Anton Larsen is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Larvik^[2]. He was born on August 7, 1860^[3]. He passed away in Ross Sea^[4]. He died on December 8, 1924^[5]. He worked as a whaler^[6], botanical collector^[7], scientific collector^[8], sailor^[9], and polar explorer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (383 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Carl Anton Larsen's place of birth was Larvik^[2].
• Carl Anton Larsen passed away in Ross Sea^[4].
• Carl Anton Larsen was born on August 7, 1860^[3].
• Carl Anton Larsen was born on August 25, 1862^[12].
• Carl Anton Larsen died on December 8, 1924^[5].
• A child of Carl Anton Larsen was Nora Widmark^[13].
• A child of Carl Anton Larsen was Margit Kohl-Larsen^[14].
• Carl Anton Larsen held citizenship in Norway^[15].
• Carl Anton Larsen worked as a whaler^[6].
• Carl Anton Larsen's professions included botanical collector^[7].
• Carl Anton Larsen's professions included scientific collector^[8].
• Carl Anton Larsen worked as a sailor^[9].
• Carl Anton Larsen worked as a polar explorer^[10].
• Carl Anton Larsen's professions included discoverer^[16].
• Carl Anton Larsen's field of work was marine transportation^[17].
• Carl Anton Larsen's field of work was whaling^[18].
• Carl Anton Larsen's field of work was polar exploration^[19].
• Carl Anton Larsen is recorded as male^[20].
• Carl Anton Larsen's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Carl Anton Larsen's Commons category is recorded as Carl Anton Larsen^[22].
• Carl Anton Larsen's family name is recorded as Larsen^[23].
• Carl Anton Larsen's given name is recorded as Carl Anton^[24].
• Carl Anton Larsen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carl Anton Larsen^[25].
• Carl Anton Larsen's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)^[26].
• Carl Anton Larsen's described by source is recorded as Q140968171^[27].

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Origins and Family

Carl Anton Larsen was born in Larvik^[2]. Recorded date of birth include August 7, 1860^[3] and August 25, 1862^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include whaler^[6], botanical collector^[7], scientific collector^[8], sailor^[9], polar explorer^[10], and discoverer^[16]. Fields of work include marine transportation^[17]; whaling^[18], an industry^[28]; and polar exploration^[19], an academic discipline^[29].

Personal Life

Children include Nora Widmark^[13], a painter^[30], 1887–1992^[31], of Norway^[32] and Margit Kohl-Larsen^[14], an ethnologist^[33], 1891–1990^[34], of Norway^[35].

Death and Burial

Carl Anton Larsen died on December 8, 1924^[5]. He died in Ross Sea^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Carl Anton Larsen include Larsen Ice Shelf^[36], an ice shelf^[37]; Mount Larsen^[38], a mountain^[39], in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands^[40]; Larsen Inlet^[41], a fjord^[42]; Larsen Nunatak^[43], a nunatak^[44]; Larsen Channel^[45], a strait^[46]; and Larsen Point^[47], a cape^[48], in United Kingdom^[49].

Why It Matters

Carl Anton Larsen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (383 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for him include Larsen Ice Shelf^[36], an ice shelf^[37]; Mount Larsen^[38], a mountain^[39], in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands^[40]; Larsen Inlet^[41], a fjord^[42]; Larsen Nunatak^[43], a nunatak^[44]; Larsen Channel^[45], a strait^[46]; and Larsen Point^[47], a cape^[48], in United Kingdom^[49].

FAQs

Where was Carl Anton Larsen born?

Carl Anton Larsen was born in Larvik^[2].

Where did Carl Anton Larsen die?

Carl Anton Larsen passed away in Ross Sea^[4].

What did Carl Anton Larsen do for work?

Carl Anton Larsen worked as whaler^[6], botanical collector^[7], scientific collector^[8], sailor^[9], and polar explorer^[10].