List of centenarians (explorers)
The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as explorers – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see lists of centenarians.
| Name | Lifespan | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riccardo Cassin | 1909–2009 | 100 | Italian mountaineer[1] |
| Marvin Creamer | 1916–2020 | 104 | American sailor[2] |
| Hulda Crooks | 1896–1997 | 101 | American mountaineer[3] |
| Alexandra David-Néel | 1868–1969 | 100 | French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer[4] |
| Ardito Desio | 1897–2001 | 104 | Italian explorer, mountain climber, geologist and cartographer[5] |
| Alf Howard | 1906–2010 | 104 | Australian explorer, scientist and educator[6] |
| Helge Ingstad | 1899–2001 | 101 | Norwegian explorer[7] |
| Jean Malaurie | 1922–2024 | 101 | French explorer and anthropologist[8] |
| Dame Freya Stark | 1893–1993 | 100 | British explorer and travel writer[9] |
| Norman D. Vaughan | 1905–2005 | 100 | American Arctic explorer[10] |
| Jean-Frédéric Waldeck | 1766–1875 | 109 | French explorer[11] |
| Miroslav Zikmund | 1919–2021 | 101 | Czech explorer and travel writer[12] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Riccardo Cassin". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ Queeney, Tim (2016-01-26). "Impressive circumnavigation remembered". Ocean Navigator. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ^ "Hulda Crooks Passes Away at 101". Loma Linda University News. 1997-12-03. Archived from the original on 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ Buddhist Door: Who was Alexandra David-Neel? A Brief Story of a Buddhist Anarchist
- ^ Biografia. arditodesio.it
- ^ Courtney, Rebecca (2010-07-06). "Australian Antarctic explorer dies". Australian Geographic. Archived from the original on 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ Douglas Martin (March 30, 2001). "Helge Ingstad, Discoverer of Viking Site, Is Dead at 101". The New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ "Obituary: Jean Malaurie". Liberation (in French). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Ruthven, Malise (11 May 1993). "Obituary: Dame Freya Stark". The Independent. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ Bryson, George (2005-12-24). "Col. Norman Vaughan dies at age 100". Anchorage Daily News. The McClatchy Company. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ Project Muse: Jean-Frédéric Waldeck: Artist of Exotic Mexico review
- ^ "Zemřel Miroslav Zikmund. Slavnému cestovateli bylo 102 let" [Miroslav Zigmund has died. The famous Czech traveller was 102 years old]. ČT24 (in Czech). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.