Sir James Clark Ross

(1800-1862)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862 NRA: Ross Sir James Clark (1800-1862) Knight Rear Admiral Arctic and Antarctic Explorer DNB: Ross, Sir James Clark (1800-1862), polar explorer and naval officer LBT ID: JaRoss1862 VIAF ID: 47066239 LOC ID: n50046289	B/BAP: 1800-04-15 DIED: 1862-04-03
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Arctic explorer with William Parry, FRS 1828; he discovered the magnetic pole in 1831.
REFERENCES TO Sir James Clark Ross: Charles Joseph Latrobe to John Murray, 15 December 1840 in Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Found 1: ¶ 1 Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 17: Contributors Found 1: ¶ 3 Ch. 8: Bernard Barton Found 1: ¶ 13 Ch. 17: Wellesleys Found 1: ¶ 23 Ch. 5: On Life Found 1: ¶ 29 Ch. 18: Literary List Found 1: ¶ 11 James Weddell Found 1: ¶ 2 Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904, Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Chap. XXXIII. Found 2: ¶ 44 ¶ 45 Chap. XXXIV.