Gilbert F. White belongs to the record of exploration as a figure whose journeys changed what was known.
The record lists Gilbert F. White as American geographer (1911–2006).
Gilbert F. White was born at Chicago in 1911. His recorded nationality is United States.
The heroic age of polar exploration pushed men and dogs to the limits of endurance for objectives that were as symbolic as they were geographic.
He is recorded as geographer, university teacher and ecologist.
Exploration was always as much logistics as courage, and the logistics are what decided outcomes.
Recognition followed: Vautrin Lud Prize, Volvo Environment Prize, Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement and National Medal of Science.
Gilbert F. White died in 2006, aged 95. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Vautrin Lud Prize
- Volvo Environment Prize
- Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
- National Medal of Science
- Recorded as geographer, university teacher and ecologist
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