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List of centenarians (explorers)

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The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as explorers – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see lists of centenarians.

Name Lifespan Age Notability
Riccardo Cassin 1909–2009 100 Italian mountaineer[1]
Marvin Creamer 1916–2020 104 American sailor[2]
Hulda Crooks 1896–1997 101 American mountaineer[3]
Alexandra David-Néel 1868–1969 100 French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer[4]
Ardito Desio 1897–2001 104 Italian explorer, mountain climber, geologist and cartographer[5]
Alf Howard 1906–2010 104 Australian explorer, scientist and educator[6]
Helge Ingstad 1899–2001 101 Norwegian explorer[7]
Dame Freya Stark 1893–1993 100 British explorer and travel writer[8]
Norman D. Vaughan 1905–2005 100 American Arctic explorer[9]
Jean-Frédéric Waldeck 1766–1875 109 French explorer[10]
Miroslav Zikmund 1919–2021 101 Czech explorer and travel writer[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Riccardo Cassin". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  2. ^ Queeney, Tim (2016-01-26). "Impressive circumnavigation remembered". Ocean Navigator. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  3. ^ "Hulda Crooks Passes Away at 101". Loma Linda University News. 1997-12-03. Archived from the original on 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  4. ^ Buddhist Door: Who was Alexandra David-Neel? A Brief Story of a Buddhist Anarchist
  5. ^ Biografia. arditodesio.it
  6. ^ Courtney, Rebecca (2010-07-06). "Australian Antarctic explorer dies". Australian Geographic. Archived from the original on 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  7. ^ Douglas Martin (March 30, 2001). "Helge Ingstad, Discoverer of Viking Site, Is Dead at 101". The New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  8. ^ Ruthven, Malise (11 May 1993). "Obituary: Dame Freya Stark". The Independent. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  9. ^ Bryson, George (2005-12-24). "Col. Norman Vaughan dies at age 100". Anchorage Daily News. The McClatchy Company. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  10. ^ Project Muse: Jean-Frédéric Waldeck: Artist of Exotic Mexico review
  11. ^ "Zemřel Miroslav Zikmund. Slavnému cestovateli bylo 102 let" [Miroslav Zigmund has died. The famous Czech traveller was 102 years old]. ČT24 (in Czech). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.