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{{Short description|Norwegian polar explorer (1876–1928)}}
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[[File:SverreHassel.jpg|thumb|200px|Sverre Helge Hassel]]
[[File:SverreHassel.jpg|thumb|200px|Sverre Helge Hassel]]
'''Sverre Helge Hassel''' (30 July 1876&nbsp;– 6 June 1928) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] polar explorer and one of the first five people to reach the [[South Pole]].{{sfn|Store norske leksikon}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.polarhistorie.no/personer/Hassel%2C%20Sverre%20Helge|title= Sverre Helge Hassel
'''Sverre Helge Hassel''' (30 July 1876&nbsp;– 6 June 1928) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] polar explorer and one of the first five people to reach the [[South Pole]].{{sfn|Store norske leksikon}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.polarhistorie.no/personer/Hassel%2C%20Sverre%20Helge|title= Sverre Helge Hassel|publisher= Norsk Polar History|access-date= 1 June 2017}}</ref>
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Sverre Hassel was born in [[Oslo|Christiania]] (now Oslo), Norway. As soon as he was old enough, he went to sea, earning his mate's certificate. Between 1898 and 1902, Hassel participated on board the ''[[Fram]]'' in [[Otto Sverdrup]]'s attempt to [[circumnavigate]] [[Greenland]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://frammuseum.no/polar_history/vessels/the_polar_ship_fram/|title= The Polar Ship Fram|publisher= The Fram Museum |accessdate= June 1, 2017}}</ref>
Sverre Hassel was born in [[Oslo|Christiania]] (now Oslo), Norway. As soon as he was old enough, he went to sea, earning his mate's certificate. Between 1898 and 1902, Hassel participated on board the ''[[Fram (ship)|Fram]]'' in [[Otto Sverdrup]]'s attempt to [[circumnavigate]] [[Greenland]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://frammuseum.no/polar_history/vessels/the_polar_ship_fram/|title= The Polar Ship Fram|publisher= The Fram Museum |access-date= 1 June 2017}}</ref>


[[File:Sydpolmedaljen.jpg|thumb|upright|[[South Pole Medal]]]]
[[File:Sydpolmedaljen.jpg|thumb|upright|[[South Pole Medal]]]]
Along with [[Helmer Hanssen]], Hassel was picked as an expert dog driver to take part in [[Roald Amundsen]]'s South Pole expedition 1910&nbsp;– 1912. On 14 December 1911, Hassel together with Amundsen, Helmer Hanssen , [[Olav Bjaaland]] and [[Oscar Wisting]] were the first to reach the [[South Pole]]. For his participation in the expedition, he was awarded the [[South Pole Medal]] (''Sydpolsmedaljen''), the Royal Norwegian award instituted by King [[Haakon VII]] in 1912 to reward participants in Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition.{{sfn|The Fram Museum}}
Along with [[Helmer Hanssen]], Hassel was picked as an expert dog driver to take part in [[Roald Amundsen]]'s [[Amundsen's South Pole expedition|South Pole expedition]] 1910–1912. On 14 December 1911, Hassel together with Amundsen, Helmer Hanssen, [[Olav Bjaaland]] and [[Oscar Wisting]] were the first to reach the [[South Pole]]. For his participation in the expedition, he was awarded the [[South Pole Medal]] (''Sydpolsmedaljen''), the Royal Norwegian award instituted by King [[Haakon VII]] in 1912 to reward participants in Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition.{{sfn|The Fram Museum}}


Hassel was constable of the Maritime Military Corps in 1904 before he was hired as an assistant at the customs authorities in [[Kristiansand]]. In 1922, Hassel became customs inspector and office manager in [[Grimstad]]. Sverre Hassel died in 1928 during a visit to Amundsen's home in [[Svartskog]].<ref>{{cite web
Hassel was constable of the Maritime Military Corps in 1904 before he was hired as an assistant at the customs authorities in [[Kristiansand]]. In 1922, Hassel became customs inspector and office manager in [[Grimstad]]. Sverre Hassel died in 1928 during a visit to Amundsen's home in [[Svartskog]].<ref>{{cite web
|url= https://nbl.snl.no/Sverre_Hassel|title= Sverre Hassel |publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon|author= Susan Barr|accessdate= June 1, 2017}}</ref>
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<ref>{{cite web|url= https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Sverre_Hassel|title= Sverre Hassel |publisher= lokalhistoriewiki.no|accessdate= June 1, 2017}}</ref>


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
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Roald Amundsen wrote about the expedition in ''Sydpolen'' published in two volumes in 1912–1913.
Roald Amundsen wrote about the expedition in ''Sydpolen'' published in two volumes in 1912–1913.
The work was translated from the Norwegian into English by A. G. Chater, and published as ''The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram," 1910–1912''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/southpoleaccount0220Helge|title= The South Pole : an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912|publisher= London: John Murray|author= Roald Amundsen|date= 1912|accessdate= June 1, 2017}}</ref>
The work was translated from the Norwegian into English by A. G. Chater, and published as ''The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram," 1910–1912''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/southpoleaccount0220Helge|title= The South Pole : an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910–1912|publisher= London: John Murray|author= Roald Amundsen|year= 1912|access-date= 1 June 2017}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:1876 births]]
[[Category:1876 births]]
[[Category:1928 deaths]]
[[Category:1928 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Oslo]]
[[Category:Explorers from Oslo]]
[[Category:Explorers of Antarctica]]
[[Category:Explorers of Antarctica]]
[[Category:Norwegian polar explorers]]
[[Category:Norwegian polar explorers]]

[[Category:Amundsen's South Pole expedition]]
[[Category:Amundsen's South Pole expedition]]

Latest revision as of 13:31, 28 March 2023

Sverre Helge Hassel

Sverre Helge Hassel (30 July 1876 – 6 June 1928) was a Norwegian polar explorer and one of the first five people to reach the South Pole.[1][2]

Biography

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Sverre Hassel was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. As soon as he was old enough, he went to sea, earning his mate's certificate. Between 1898 and 1902, Hassel participated on board the Fram in Otto Sverdrup's attempt to circumnavigate Greenland.[3]

South Pole Medal

Along with Helmer Hanssen, Hassel was picked as an expert dog driver to take part in Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition 1910–1912. On 14 December 1911, Hassel together with Amundsen, Helmer Hanssen, Olav Bjaaland and Oscar Wisting were the first to reach the South Pole. For his participation in the expedition, he was awarded the South Pole Medal (Sydpolsmedaljen), the Royal Norwegian award instituted by King Haakon VII in 1912 to reward participants in Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition.[4]

Hassel was constable of the Maritime Military Corps in 1904 before he was hired as an assistant at the customs authorities in Kristiansand. In 1922, Hassel became customs inspector and office manager in Grimstad. Sverre Hassel died in 1928 during a visit to Amundsen's home in Svartskog.[5]

Legacy

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Sources

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Roald Amundsen wrote about the expedition in Sydpolen published in two volumes in 1912–1913. The work was translated from the Norwegian into English by A. G. Chater, and published as The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram," 1910–1912[7]

References

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  1. ^ Store norske leksikon.
  2. ^ "Sverre Helge Hassel". Norsk Polar History. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ^ "The Polar Ship Fram". The Fram Museum. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  4. ^ The Fram Museum.
  5. ^ Susan Barr. "Sverre Hassel". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  6. ^ Mills.
  7. ^ Roald Amundsen (1912). "The South Pole : an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910–1912". London: John Murray. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

Sources

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