1880 - 1912
Lawrence Oates British Explorer
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British Explorer Lawrence Oates was born Lawrence Edward Grace Oates on 17th March, 1880 in Putney, London, England, United Kingdom and passed away on 16th Mar 1912 Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica aged 31. He is most remembered for Antarctic explorer, who died from hypothermia during the Terra Nova Expedition when he walked from his tent into a blizzard. His death, which occurred on his 32nd birthday, is seen as an act of self-sacrifice when, aware that the gangrene and frostbite from which he was suffering was compromising his three companions' chances of survival, he chose certain death for himself to relieve them of the burden of caring for him.. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
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Details
| First Name |
Lawrence
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| Middle Name |
Edward Grace
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| Last Name |
Oates
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| Full Name at Birth |
Lawrence Edward Grace Oates
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| Alternative Name |
Lawrence Edward Grace Oates, Titus Oates, Captain L. E. G. Oates
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| Birthday |
17th March, 1880
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| Birthplace |
Putney, London, England, United Kingdom
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| Died |
16th March, 1912
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| Place of Death |
Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica
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| Cause of Death |
Hypothermia
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| Build |
Slim
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Cavalry officer, explorer
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| Occupation |
Explorer
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| Claim to Fame |
Antarctic explorer, who died from hypothermia during the Terra Nova Expedition when he walked from his tent into a blizzard. His death, which occurred on his 32nd birthday, is seen as an act of self-sacrifice when, aware that the gangrene and frostbite from which he was suffering was compromising his three companions' chances of survival, he chose certain death for himself to relieve them of the burden of caring for him.
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Lawrence Edward Grace "Titus" Oates (17 March 1880 – 17 March 1912) was a British army officer, and later an Antarctic explorer, who died from hypothermia during the Terra Nova Expedition when he walked from his tent into a blizzard. His death, which occurred on his 32nd birthday, is seen as an act of self-sacrifice when, aware that the gangrene and frostbite from which he was suffering was compromising his three companions' chances of survival, he chose certain death for himself to relieve them of the burden of caring for him.
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