José María Sobral

Local nameAlferez José María Sobral
LocationPalermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Alférez de Navío José María Sobral was an Argentine military scientist, Navy Sub-Lieutenant who rose to prominence by participating in the Swedish Antarctic Expedition becoming the first Argentine to overwinter in Antarctica. Later he pursued studies at Uppsala University becoming the first Argentine to obtain a geology degree. Sobral worked briefly as ambassador to Norway in 1930 before returning to Argentina to work at YPF.

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Photograph of Sobral and… @ Unknown, probably a member of the Argentine rescue group
 

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_María_Sobral

Address 2656 Calle Jeronimo Salguero, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Coordinates -34°34'53.363" N -58°24'37.252" E

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