Georgy Yakovlevich Sedov (1877-1914)

Leader of an unsuccessful expedition to the North Pole. On February 2, 1914, the ailing Sedov, along with sailors G. I. Linnik and A. I. Pustoshny, set out from Tikhaya Bay on three dog sleds toward the pole. Georgy Yakovlevich's illness progressed; after a week, he was unable to walk and ordered himself to be tied to the sleds but allowed to continue the trek. On February 20, 1914, on the eighteenth day of the trek, Georgy Yakovlevich died amid the ice near Rudolf Island. His companions buried Sedov on Rudolf Island. One of the dogs, Fram, remained at his master's grave.