On the long-ignored scientific achievements of the Belgica expedition 1897–1899

Figures & data

Table 1. Members of the Belgica expedition. Names in boldface represent those who carried out scientific investigations.

Position	Name	Nationality	Age	Remarks
Officers	Adrien de Gerlache	Belgian	32	Commander
	Georges Lecointe	Belgian	29	Second-in-command
	Henryk Arctowski	Polish	26
	Frederick Cook	American	32
	Emile Danco	Belgian	29	Died 4 June 1898
	Antoni Dobrowolski	Polish	25
	Emil Racoviță	Romanian	29
	Roald Amundsen	Norwegian	26
	Jules Melaerts	Belgian	21
Engineers	Henri Somers	Belgian	34
	Max Van Rysselberghe	Belgian	18
Crew	Adam Tollefsen	Norwegian	31
	Louis Michotte	Belgian	26
	Ludvig H. Johansen	Norwegian	25
	Engelbert Knudsen	Norwegian	21
	Gustave Dufour	Belgian	21
	Johan Koren	Norwegian	17
	Karl-Auguste Wiencke	Norwegian	19	Died 22 January 1898
	Jan Van Mirlo	Belgian	19