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William Speirs Bruce: Scottish nationalist and polar explorer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Peter Speak
Peter Speak
Affiliation:
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1ER
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Abstract

William Speirs Bruce (1867–1921) had two consuming passions throughout almost the whole of his life: Scottish nationalism and polar science. His early life in London and Edinburgh is seen as a prelude to polar oceanographic exploration, culminating in the success of the Scotia Antarctic expedition, 1902–04. His later life was frustrated by the limited achievements of the Scottish Spitsbergen Syndicate (which was founded to exploit the mineral resources of Svalbard), by a perceived prejudice against him in government and professional societies in London, and by the lack of support for his Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory.

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Polar Record , Volume 28 , Issue 167 , October 1992 , pp. 285 - 292
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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