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Douglas Mawson was born in Yorkshire, England.
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At the age of 2, he moved to Australia with his family.
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Mawson gratuated from the prestigous Sydney University with degrees in Engineering and Geology.
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A year after graduating, Mawson was invited on an expedition to the Hebride islands as the geologist in the team.
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After that, he became a lecturer, specialising in Petrology and Mineralogy.
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He was invited by Earnest Shackleton on an expedition to Antarctica.
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He returned back to Australia from Earnest's Expedition
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He returned to Antarctica as the leader of his own expedition, The Australasian Antarctic Expedition.
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On one of his journeys inland, his two teammates died and he was left alone and injured.
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He eventually made his way back to base, but the ship had left without him. This meant another winter in Antarctica.
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He was knighted by the queen.
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Mawson married Francisca Adriana. He had two children, Patricia and Jessica.
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Mawson died of a stroke at his Brighton home in England. He lived to the age of 76.