Frank Wild
Facts
20 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- April 10, 1873
- Date of death
- August 19, 1939
- Place of birth
- Skelton
- Place of death
- Klerksdorp
- Country of citizenship
- United Kingdom[11]
- Field of work
- research expedition, polar expedition[12][13]
- Award received
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Polar Medal, Patron’s Medal, David Livingstone Centenary Medal, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society[14][15][16][17][18]
- Father
- Benjamin Wild[7]
- Spouse
- Vera Alexandra Bogosoff, Beatrice Lydia Rhys Rowbotham[9][10]
- Member of
- Royal Geographical Society[19]
- Military branch
- Royal Navy[21]
- Participant in
- Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914), Discovery Expedition (1901-1904), Expedition Endurance, British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909), Shackleton–Rowett Expedition[25][26][27][28][29]
- Participated in conflict
- World War I[22]
- ISNI
- 0000000084443378
- VIAF cluster ID
- 40880637
- Library of Congress authority ID
- no00044376
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- FrankWild.png ↗
- Alexander Turnbull Library ID
- 107943
- Awards & Winners artist ID
- 0bxww2
- BIBSYS ID
- 3025461
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 16919481v
- Encyclopedia of Australian Science ID
- P001230b
- FAST ID
- 1858034
- Freebase ID
- /m/0bxww2
- IdRef ID
- 060555068
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- Libraries Australia ID
- 35553319
- NL CR AUT ID
- mzk20181016039
- NLA Trove people ID
- 993762
- National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
- mp162276
- Open Library ID
- OL2429785A
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
- 36894
- Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
- 270735
- Project Gutenberg author ID
- 50243
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6445z4q
- SVKKL authority ID
- 0388585-Wild-Frank-18731939
- The Peerage person ID
- p63370.htm#i633700
- Topic's main category
- Category:Frank Wild
- UK National Archives ID
- F53270
- WikiTree person ID
- Wild-3465
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJbRjBghrfRjd4kctqQwmd
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Summary
Frank Wild was born on April 10, 1873[1], in Skelton[2]. He died on August 19, 1939[3], in Klerksdorp[4]. He worked as an explorer[5] and traveler[6].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Frank Wild include Point Wild[31], a headland[32]; Cape Wild[33], a peninsula[34]; and Mount Wild[35], a mountain[36].
Why It Matters
Works attributed to him include Aurora Australis[37], a written work[38], written by Ernest Shackleton[39]. Entities named for him include Point Wild[31], a headland[32]; Cape Wild[33], a peninsula[34]; and Mount Wild[35], a mountain[36].
FAQs
Where was Frank Wild born?
Frank Wild's place of birth was Skelton[2].
Where did Frank Wild die?
Frank Wild passed away in Klerksdorp[4].
Who were Frank Wild's parents?
Frank Wild's father was Benjamin Wild[7]. Frank Wild's mother was Mary Cook[8].
Who was Frank Wild married to?
Frank Wild's spouses include Vera Alexandra Bogosoff[9] and Beatrice Lydia Rhys Rowbotham[10].
What did Frank Wild do for work?
Frank Wild worked as an explorer[5] and traveler[6].
What awards did Frank Wild receive?
Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[14], Polar Medal[15], Patron’s Medal[16], and David Livingstone Centenary Medal[17].