Douglas William Freshfield is remembered for reaching places that the written record had not yet described.
The record lists Douglas William Freshfield as British lawyer, mountaineer and author (1845–1934).
Douglas William Freshfield was born at London in 1845. His recorded nationality is United Kingdom.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as lawyer, writer and mountaineer.
What an expedition is remembered for is rarely what it set out to do.
Recognition followed: Founder’s Medal and Livingstone Medal.
Douglas William Freshfield died in 1934, aged 89. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Founder’s Medal
- Livingstone Medal
- Recorded as lawyer, writer and mountaineer
