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frammuseum on Instagram: "We are sorry to learn that author Roland Huntford (born 1927) died last Friday after short illness. His biographies Last Place on E…" We are sorry to learn that author Roland Huntford (born 1927) died last Friday after short illness. His biographies Last Place on Earth (1979), Nansen (1997) and Shackleton (1985) are pillars in polar literature and were key in creating the global fame of Roald Amundsen and Ernest Shackleton. The books are still bestsellers at the Fram Museum and elsewhere. Other frozen titles includes The Amundsen Photographs (1987), The Shackleton Voyages (2002), How to get to the Bottom (1966) and Two Planks and a Passion (2008). Huntford held the first Roald Amundsen Memorial Lecture on South Pole Day, the 14 December 2012 and has donated artifacts to the Fram Museum. RIP. https://www.instagram.com/p/DUC04teDOj1/