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Lincoln Ellsworth
1880–1951
Drawn to the ends of the earth, he became one of the great early polar aviators and helped prove that aircraft could open up the Arctic and Antarctic. His adventures blended engineering skill, bold travel, and a gift for turning exploration into vivid storytelling.
2 Audiobooks
Our polar flight
by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth
D'Europe en Amérique par le pôle nord : voyage du dirigeable "Norge"
by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth
About the author
Born in Chicago in 1880, Lincoln Ellsworth was an American explorer, engineer, surveyor, and writer who devoted much of his life to polar travel. Reliable reference sources describe him as a key figure in early flight-based exploration, and note that he took part in pioneering air crossings of both the Arctic and the Antarctic.
Before his best-known expeditions, he worked as a surveyor and engineer and developed a strong interest in science and fieldwork. He later joined major polar ventures, including flights connected with Roald Amundsen, and built a reputation for backing ambitious expeditions with both technical know-how and personal determination.
Ellsworth is remembered not just for going to remote places, but for helping change how explorers reached them. His Antarctic work left a lasting mark on the map, including the naming of Ellsworth Land, and his career helped link the heroic age of exploration with the modern age of aviation.