A physician, scientist, and pioneering polar explorer, Charcot led several major expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic, significantly advancing geographical and scientific knowledge of some of the world’s least explored regions. His expeditions brought together scientists from multiple disciplines and produced important contributions to oceanography, geography, geology, and marine biology. The symposium will revisit Charcot’s contributions to science and exploration and consider how his work continues to inspire contemporary research and academic thought.

15:30 – 15:40 Opening remarks, Ambassador Marie-Gaëlle Robles
15:40 – 16:00 Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Physician, Sailor, Polar Explorer, and Friend of
Iceland
Keynote address, Anne Manipoud, great granddaughter of Jean Baptiste Charcot
16:00 – 16:15 Memories, Grief and Photographs, and the Pourquoi-Pas? Accident
Sumarliði Ísleifsson, Professor Emeritus in History at the University of Iceland
16:15 – 16:30 An Ongoing Legacy of Research: Support for Nascent Explorers
Áki Jarl Láruson, Population Geneticist, Marine and Freshwater Research Institute
16:30 - 16:50 Q and A
16:50-17:00 Closing remarks, Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir, Rector of the University of Iceland

Moderator: Jörundur Svavarsson, Professor Emeritus

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