Gustav Frederik Holm is remembered for reaching places that the written record had not yet described.
The record lists Gustav Frederik Holm as Danish writer and explorer (1849–1940).
Gustav Frederik Holm was born at Copenhagen in 1849. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of Denmark.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as explorer, naval officer and cartographer.
What an expedition is remembered for is rarely what it set out to do.
Recognition followed: Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog and Medal of Merit in Gold.
Gustav Frederik Holm died in 1940, aged 91. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
- commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Medal of Merit in Gold
- Recorded as explorer, naval officer and cartographer
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