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
CassinRiccardo Cassin 1909–2009 100 Italian mountaineer[1]
CreamerMarvin Creamer 1916– 100 American sailor[2]
CrooksHulda Crooks 1896–1997 101 American mountaineer[3]
DavidAlexandra David-Néel 1868–1969 100 French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer
DesioArdito Desio 1897–2001 104 Italian explorer, mountain climber, geologist and cartographer
HowardAlf Howard 1906–2010 104 Australian explorer, scientist and educator[4]
IngstadHelge Ingstad 1899–2001 101 Norwegian explorer
StarkFreya Stark 1893–1993 100 British travel writer
VaughanNorman D. Vaughan 1905–2005 100 American Arctic explorer[5]
WaldeckJean-Frédéric Waldeck 1766–1875 109 French explorer

References

  1. "Riccardo Cassin". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  2. Queeney, Tim (2016-01-26). "Impressive circumnavigation remembered". Ocean Navigator. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  3. "Hulda Crooks Passes Away at 101". Loma Linda University News. 1997-12-03. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  4. Courtney, Rebecca (2010-07-06). "Australian Antarctic explorer dies". Australian Geographic. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  5. Bryson, George (2005-12-24). "Col. Norman Vaughan, dies at age 100". Anchorage Daily News (The McClatchy Company). Retrieved 2010-04-05.
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