Cecil Henry Meares (1877-1937), Lieutenant-Colonel, linguist and Antarctic explorer
Sitter in 3 portraits
Antarctic explorer; member of Scott's expedition which reached the South Pole in 1912. A linguist, was taken on as an interpreter of Russian, and was also in charge of the dogs.
Cecil Henry Meares; Lawrence Oates
by Herbert George Ponting
carbon print, 26 May 1911
NPG P121
by Herbert George Ponting
bromide print, 1911
NPG P209
Captain Scott's Birthday Dinner, 6 June 1911
by Herbert George Ponting
carbon print, 6 June 1911
NPG P1100
Armed Forces and Intelligence Services
Scholarship and Research
Travel and Exploration
Groups
Academics and scholars
Explorers, Travellers and Adventurers
Linguists and translators
Places
Antarctica
Russia





