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James Weddell (ur. 24 sierpnia 1787 w Ostendzie, zm. 9 września 1834 w Londynie) – brytyjski żeglarz, wielorybnik i łowca fok, eksplorator Antarktyki. Weddell dowodził trzema wyprawami do Antarktyki – kolejno w latach 1819–1821, 1821–1822 i 1822–1824.
He sailed back to England in 1832. Weddell died on 9 September 1834 at the age of forty-seven. Although perhaps less affluent and famous than might be expected, he died in his house at Norfolk Street off the Strand in London. He was buried in the churchyard of St Clement Danes in the Strand, very close to his home.
16 kwi 2022 · James Weddell was born in Ostend, Belgium, on 24 August 1787. He was a British navigator and sealer and undertook three expeditions to Antarctic regions. On his third voyage and in search of new hunting grounds in 1823, he unexpectedly beat James Cook’s southern record. James Weddell died on 9 September 1834 in London.
On his return to Britain, Weddell published an account of his explorations, including his carefully recorded observations of weather, tides and natural history. Little is known of Weddell's later years, apart from his continuing in trading ventures. He died in London on 9 September 1834.
James Weddell is celebrated in polar history for his voyage of 1822–24 during which he penetrated the then unknown Weddell Sea as far as lat. 74° S., in the brig Jane and the cutter Beaufoy. This note sheds light on some other events in his life and records where the source material is to be found.
Media in category "James Weddell" The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. A Voyage Towards the South Pole,Performed in the Years 1822-24 containing An examination of the Antarctic Sea, to the Seventy-Fourth Degree of Latitude and A vist to Tierra Del Fuego (IA dli.granth.34985).pdf 545 × 1,000, 302 pages; 11.18 MB
weddell, james 1787 - 1834 from United States (also Belgium) sealer and explorer, appears to have been born either in Ostend, Belgium or Massachusetts, the son of an upholsterer by trade, who migrated from his native Lanarkshire to London and his wife Sarah, née Pease.
