# Joseph Foster Stackhouse

> Joseph Foster Stackhouse was a British traveller and would-be explorer who, in 1911, led an expedition to the Arctic island of Jan Mayen. In 1914 he attempted to organise a British expedition to the Antarctic, but this was prevented by the outbreak of the First World War. He died in the sinking of the Lusitania.

*British traveller and would-be explorer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1873
- **Died:** 1915
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Joseph Foster Stackhouse was a British traveller and would-be explorer who, in 1911, led an expedition to the Arctic island of Jan Mayen. In 1914 he attempted to organise a British expedition to the Antarctic, but this was prevented by the outbreak of the First World War. He died in the sinking of the Lusitania.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 28.4

## Sources
- [Joseph Foster Stackhouse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Foster_Stackhouse)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67604181)

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