Vivian Fuchs

British explorer (1908–1999)

Person Human Q456696

Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[26]
Date of birth: February 11, 1908
Date of death: November 11, 1999
Place of birth: Isle of Wight, Freshwater^[9]
Place of death: Cambridge
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom^[11]
Occupation: explorer, geologist, polar explorer, traveler
Field of work: polar expedition, travel book, popular science literature, geology^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]
Position held: President of the Royal Geographical Society^[16]
Educated at: St John's College^[17]
Award received: Prestwich Medal, Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations, Founder’s Medal, Polar Medal, Knight Bachelor, Scottish Geographical Medal^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
Spouse: Eleanor Honnywill^[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[32]
Family name: Fuchs^[29]
Given name: Ernest, Vivian^[30]^[31]
Member of: Royal Society of London, Royal Geographical Society^[24]^[25]
Military branch: British Army^[27]
Name in native language: Vivian Fuchs^[33]
Participated in conflict: World War II^[28]

🏷️ Also known as

en Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs en Vivian Fuchs en Vivian Ernest Fuchs en Vivian E. Fuchs ar فيفيان فوكس cs Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs cs Vivian Ernest Fuchs cs V. E. Fuchs de Vivian Ernest Fuchs es Vivian Fuchs fa ویوین فاکس fr Ernest Vivian Fuchs he ויוויאן פוקס it Vivian Fuchs ja ヴィヴィアン・フックス ja ビビアン・フックス pt Vivian Ernest Fuchs ru Вивиан Фукс ru Фукс, Вивиан sv Vivian Ernest Fuchs

🔖 Identifiers · 57

ISNI: 0000000114433235
VIAF cluster ID: 47233437
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n83025264
GND ID: 118694030
Alexander Turnbull Library ID: 85143
Awards & Winners artist ID: 01ttv1
BIBSYS ID: 90167120
Babelio author ID: 151135
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 126072163
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID: 2001.0012
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: fuchs-vivian-ernest
CONOR.BG ID: 59353189

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Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11242921
DDB person (GND) ID: 118694030
Databazeknih.cz author ID: 19533
De Agostini ID: Fuchs,+sir+Ernest+Vivian
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118694030
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 128406
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Vivian-Ernest-Fuchs
FAST ID: 109248
Freebase ID: /m/01ttv1
GTAA ID: 100425
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: vivian-ernest-fuchs
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0028403
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Vivian_Ernest_Fuchs
Harper's tag: vivian-sir-fuchs
IdRef ID: 060750138
J9U entity ID: 987007275176005171
Libraries Australia ID: 35095199
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID: 02242/eu_f_1315/f1315
Munzinger person ID: 00000008129
NDL Authority ID: 00521809
NE.se ID: vivian-e-fuchs
NL CR AUT ID: xx0012346
NLA Trove people ID: 825120
NUKAT ID: n98036830
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls000040458
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:V*124464;=BH
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810661638105606
National Library of Portugal ID: 827703
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX837270
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp84047
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 071221689
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3903072
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 73181
PM20 folder ID: pe/005682
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID: NA3048
Proleksis enciklopedija ID: 22250
RERO ID (legacy): A003268426
SNAC ARK ID: w69m9dsh
SNARC ID: Pistacia lentiscus
SVKKL authority ID: p0067207-Fuchs-Vivian-19081999
Treccani ID: sir-vivian-ernest-fuchs
U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10570192
UK National Archives ID: F37715
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJkdmMtrmHwgVpDhHyK68C
Yale LUX ID: person/2ae52d3d-5fa3-4351-a02f-e1f7a07772f2

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🔗 Connections

Award received 6

Knight Bachelor, Polar Medal, Prestwich Medal, Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations, Founder’s Medal, Scottish Geographical Medal

Field of work 3

geology, travel book, popular science literature

Occupation 3

geologist, explorer, traveler

Given name 2

Ernest, Vivian

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom

Educated at 1

St John's College

Family name 1

Fuchs

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Member of 1

Royal Society of London

Military branch 1

British Army

Participated in 1

Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition

Participated in conflict 1

World War II

Place of death 1

Cambridge

SNARC ID 1

Pistacia lentiscus

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Vivian Fuchs was born on February 11, 1908^[1], in Isle of Wight^[2]. He died on November 11, 1999^[3], in Cambridge^[4]. He worked as an explorer^[5], geologist^[6], polar explorer^[7], and traveler^[8].

FAQs

Where was Vivian Fuchs born?

Vivian Fuchs was born in Isle of Wight^[2].

Where did Vivian Fuchs die?

Vivian Fuchs died in Cambridge^[4].

Who was Vivian Fuchs married to?

Vivian Fuchs's spouses include Eleanor Honnywill^[10].

What did Vivian Fuchs do for work?

Vivian Fuchs worked as an explorer^[5], geologist^[6], polar explorer^[7], and traveler^[8].

Where did Vivian Fuchs go to school?

Vivian Fuchs was educated at St John's College^[17].

What awards did Vivian Fuchs receive?

Honors received include Prestwich Medal^[18], Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations^[19], Founder’s Medal^[20], and Polar Medal^[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — place of birth (P19): Isle of Wight. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — place of birth (P19): Freshwater. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — place of death (P20): Cambridge. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-13. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — spouse (P26): Eleanor Honnywill. independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-30. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — position held (P39): President of the Royal Geographical Society. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — educated at (P69): St John's College. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — field of work (P101): polar expedition. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-04-18. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — field of work (P101): travel book. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-04-18. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — field of work (P101): popular science literature. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-04-18. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — field of work (P101): geology. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-04-18. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — occupation (P106): explorer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — occupation (P106): geologist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2019-06-17. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — occupation (P106): polar explorer. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-05-26. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — occupation (P106): traveler. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-04-18. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — award received (P166): Prestwich Medal. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — award received (P166): Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — award received (P166): Founder’s Medal. Gold Medal Recipients. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — award received (P166): Polar Medal. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — award received (P166): Knight Bachelor. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — award received (P166): Scottish Geographical Medal. collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk. collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — military branch (P241): British Army. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — member of (P463): Royal Society of London. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — member of (P463): Royal Geographical Society. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — date of birth (P569): February 11, 1908. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — date of death (P570): November 11, 1999. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — participated in conflict (P607): World War II. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — family name (P734): Fuchs. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — given name (P735): Ernest. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — given name (P735): Vivian. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Vivian Fuchs — name in native language (P1559): Vivian Fuchs. wikidata.org.

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