Person DS/UK/3078 Fuchs; Vivian (1908-1999); Sir; explorer and scientist Fuchs Vivian Sir 1908-1999 explorer and scientist Male

He started planning for the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic expedition in 1953 to cross the Antarctic with a full scientific programme to run alongside it. In November 1955 an advance party set up base and made preparations for the arrival of Fuch and his party in February 1957. On 24 November the main crossing party set off, with support from a team led by Sir Edmund Hillary, and completd the crossing 99 laters on 2 March 1958, being the first to cross the continent. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes staff 21/12/2018 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 28/05/2020 46da875c-9717-47df-a538-a345597381f1