What is Douglas Mawson?
{{Infobox person | pre-nominals = Sir | name = Douglas Mawson | post-nominals = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE|FRS|FAA}} | image = Douglas Mawson 1914 1.jpeg | caption = Mawson in 1914 | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1882|5|5}} | birth_place = [[Shipley, West Yorkshire|Shipley]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England | education = [[Fort Street High School|Fort Street Model School]] and [[University of Sydney]], Sydney | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1958|10|14|1882|5|5}} | death_place = [[Brighton, South Australia]], Australia | known_for = First ascent of [[Mount Erebus]]<br/>First team to reach the [[South Magnetic Pole]]<br/>Sole survivor of [[Far Eastern Party]]<br>[[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]]<br>[[Mawson's Huts]]<br>[[Mawson Plateau]] | occupation = Geologist, chemistry demonstrator, [[Antarctic]] [[List of explorers|explorer]], [[Academia|academic]] | nationality = Australian | spouse = Francisca Paquita Delprat {{small|(1891-1974), married 1914}} | awards = [[Fellow of the Royal Society]]<br>[[Bigsby Medal]] {{small|(1919)}}<br>[[Clarke Medal]] {{small|(1936)}} | children = Patricia {{small|(1915-1999)}}<br>Jessica {{small|(1917-2004)}} }} '''[[Knight Bachelor|Sir]] Douglas Mawson''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] [[Australian Academy of Science|FAA]] (1882–1958) was an [[Australia]]n [[geologist]], [[Antarctic]] [[explorer]] and [[Academia|academic]]. Mawson was a key expedition leader during the [[Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration]]. The other key leaders were [[Roald Amundsen]], [[Robert Falcon Scott]] and [[Ernest Shackleton]]. Mawson was born in [[Shipley, West Yorkshire]] on 5 May 1882. When he was only two years old, his family immigrated to Australia and settled in [[Rooty Hill, New South Wales]]. He went to [[Fort Street High School|Fort Street Model School]]. Then he studi