Charles R. Bentley

Charles Raymond Bentley (December 23, 1929 – August 19, 2017) was an American glaciologist and geophysicist, born in Rochester, New York. He was a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Mount Bentley and the Bentley Subglacial Trench in Antarctica are named after him.[1] In 1957, he and a handful of other scientists including Mario Giovinetto set out on an expedition across West Antarctica in tracked vehicles to make the first measurements of the ice sheet.[2][3]

Bentley in Antarctica in 1964

He was awarded the Seligman Crystal by the International Glaciological Society in 1990.[4] He died on August 19, 2017 at the age of 87 in Oakland, California.[5]

References
  1. Bentley Subglacial Trench. MapPlanet.
  2. Rejcek, Peter (December 20, 2007). "Science hits the road". POLAR-PALOOZA brings polar research and issues to the public with traveling show. The Antarctic Sun. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  3. Grimes, William (25 August 2017). "Charles R. Bentley, 87, Pioneer of Polar Science, Is Dead". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. "The Seligman Crystal". International Glaciological Society. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. Anandakrishnan, Sridhar (2017-08-22). "Charles Bentley death". CRYOLIST. Retrieved 2017-08-23.


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