Albert P. Crary, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAlbert P. Crary
American geophysicist
Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1911
Place of Birth: United States of America, United States
Date of Death: 29-Oct-1987
Profession: glaciologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Albert P. Crary
- Albert Paddock Crary (July 25, 1911 – October 29, 1987), was a pioneer polar geophysicist and glaciologist.
- He was the first person to have stepped foot on both the North and South Poles, having made it to the North Pole on May 3, 1952 (with Joseph O.
- Fletcher and William P.
- Benedict) and then to the South Pole on February 12, 1961, as the leader of a team of eight.
- The South Pole expedition set out from McMurdo Station on December 10, 1960, using three Snowcats with trailers.
- Crary was the seventh expedition leader to arrive at the South Pole by surface transportation (the six others before him were—in sequence—Amundsen, Scott, Hillary, Fuchs, a Russian expedition in 1959/60 from Vostok base, and Antero Havola).
- He was widely admired for his intellect, wit, skills and as a great administrator for polar research expeditions.
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