Finn Ronne
Finn Rønne
Born	(1899-12-20)December 20, 1899 Horten,Sweden-Norway
Died	January 12, 1980(1980-01-12) (aged 80) Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Occupation	Explorer
Spouse	Edith Ronne

Finn Ronne (December 20, 1899 – January 12, 1980) was a Norwegian-born U.S. citizen andAntarctic explorer.

Finn Ronne was born inHorten, inVestfold county,Norway. His father,Martin Rønne (1861–1932), was a polar explorer who served inRoald Amundsen's successful expedition to theSouth Pole. Ronne received his education in engineering at Horten Technical College.^[1]

In 1923 Finn Ronne immigrated to the U.S. and gained citizenship in 1929. After working atWestinghouse Electric Corporation for some years, he took part in two ofRichard E. Byrd's expeditions to the South Pole, and in 1939 Ronne served as Byrd's executive officer helping discover one thousand miles of new coastline.

After serving several years in theUnited States Navy, gaining the rank of captain, Ronne returned to Antarctica in the 1940s, with support of theAmerican Geographical Society as the leader of theRonne Antarctic Research Expedition. From 1946 to 1948 his team mapped and explored theWeddell Sea coastline and set a number of polar records. Ronne covered 3,600 miles by ski anddog sled—more than any other explorer in history. His wifeEdith Ronne accompanied him on this expedition, serving as "historian and correspondent for theNorth American Newspaper Alliance". She and the chief pilot's wife Jennie Darlington were the first women to overwinter in Antarctica.^[2]

In the 1950s, the Navy organizedOperation Deepfreeze to complete the mapping of Antarctica and establish centers for scientific research. Ronne became the scientific and military leader for a U.S.Weddell Sea base. During his lifetime he wrote several books on Antarctica and many scientific papers on Antarctic research. He received threemedals and numerous military awards for service, for geographical exploration and for the advancement of science. He was awarded theSt. Olav's Medal by theKing of Norway. At his death in 1980, inBethesda, Maryland, he was buried atArlington National Cemetery,Arlington, Virginia.^[3] The Finn Ronne Memorial Award is awarded bythe Explorers Club to an individual noted for accomplishments in polar field research that best typify the spirit of Finn Ronne.^[4]

• Biography: Captain Finn Ronne, Naval Historical Center - Primary sourceArchived October 2, 2013, at theWayback Machine

• Antarctic Conquest (1949) (withL. Sprague de Camp, uncredited)
• Antarctic Command (1958)^[1]
• Ronne Expedition to Antarctica (1970)^[2]
• Antarctica, My Destiny (1979)^[3]

• Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
• Jackie Ronne

• "Science: World's End".Time. April 26, 1948.
• Ronne, Finn (November 12, 1947)."Ronne Flight 'Erases' Weddell Sea Isles".North American Newspaper Alliance.The New York Times.
• Ronne, Finn (November 30, 1947)."Ronne Fills in Map of Weddell Coast; Flight Charts a 100,000-Mile Area of Antarctica -- 2 Planes Out Almost 30 Hours: Camera Records Findings: Explorer Names Region, Lying South of Palmer Peninsula, the Edith Ronne Land". North American Newspaper Alliance.The New York Times.
• "Biography of Finn Ronne". Archived fromthe original on January 11, 2014. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2013.

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• United States Navy officers
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• American Polar Society honorary members
• American explorers of Antarctica

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