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 an explorer^[6], whaler^[7], botanical collector^[8], scientific collector^[9], and sailor^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 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 died on December 8, 1924^[5].
• A child of Carl Anton Larsen was Nora Widmark^[12].
• A child of Carl Anton Larsen was Margit Kohl-Larsen^[13].
• Carl Anton Larsen held citizenship in Norway^[14].
• Carl Anton Larsen worked as an explorer^[6].
• Carl Anton Larsen worked as a whaler^[7].
• Carl Anton Larsen's professions included botanical collector^[8].
• Carl Anton Larsen's professions included scientific collector^[9].
• Carl Anton Larsen worked as a sailor^[10].
• Carl Anton Larsen worked as a polar explorer^[15].
• Carl Anton Larsen's field of work was marine transportation^[16].
• Carl Anton Larsen's field of work was whaling^[17].
• Carl Anton Larsen's field of work was polar exploration^[18].
• Carl Anton Larsen is recorded as male^[19].
• Carl Anton Larsen's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Carl Anton Larsen's Commons category is recorded as Carl Anton Larsen^[21].
• Carl Anton Larsen's family name is recorded as Larsen^[22].
• Carl Anton Larsen's given name is recorded as Carl Anton^[23].
• Carl Anton Larsen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carl Anton Larsen^[24].
• Carl Anton Larsen's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)^[25].
• Carl Anton Larsen's participant in is recorded as Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903)^[26].
• Carl Anton Larsen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Norwegian^[27].

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Origins and Family

Carl Anton Larsen was born in Larvik^[2]. He was born on August 7, 1860^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer^[6], whaler^[7], botanical collector^[8], scientific collector^[9], sailor^[10], and polar explorer^[15]. Fields of work include marine transportation^[16]; whaling^[17], an industry^[28]; and polar exploration^[18], an academic discipline^[29].

Personal Life

Children include Nora Widmark^[12], a painter^[30], 1887–1992^[31], of Norway^[32] and Margit Kohl-Larsen^[13], an ethnologist^[33], 1891–1990^[34], of Norway^[35].

Death and Burial

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

Works and Contributions

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

Why It Matters

Carl Anton Larsen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 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 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for him include Larsen Ice Shelf^[36], an ice shelf^[37]; Larsen Inlet^[38], a fjord^[39]; Mount Larsen^[40], a mountain^[41], in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands^[42]; Larsen Point^[43], a cape^[44], in United Kingdom^[45]; Larsen Nunatak^[46], a nunatak^[47]; and Larsen Channel^[48], a strait^[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 explorer^[6], whaler^[7], botanical collector^[8], scientific collector^[9], and sailor^[10].