Robert Falcon Scott Biography

Robert Falcon Scott was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who died on his attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole. His first expedition to the Antarctic region was the Discovery Expedition during which Scott discovered the Polar Plateau and made some important meteorological, geographical and zoological findings. His party had faced great many difficulties during the expedition though eventually Scott returned to England to a hero’s welcome. Scott was an officer in the British Royal Navy prior to his appointment as the leader of the Discovery Expedition which established him as a heroic explorer. Born into a family with a rich naval tradition, it comes as no surprise that he chose to join the navy himself as a young man. Eventually he became a successful naval officer, rising through the ranks over time. It was during the course of his career that he attracted the notice of the Royal Geographical Society which asked him to command the Discovery expedition to Antarctica. He was hailed as a hero following his return from the expedition and he soon began harboring greater ambitions for his next expedition. His next expedition, the Terra Nova Expedition, was an attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole. However, the expedition ended in tragedy as Scott along with several of his party members died on the ill-fated expedition