page_title: Salomon August Andrée
hierarchical_section_title: Salomon August Andrée
caption_attribution_description: Depicted person&#58; &#32;Salomon August Andrée, Fysiker, Ingenjör, Polarforskare, Sverige (1854-1897) Svenska: Mansporträtt. Andrée, Salomon August, f. 18 oktober 1854, d. i oktober 1897, ingenjör, fysiker, polarforskare. English: Salomon August Andrée, (1854-1897). Swedish explorer.
context_page_description: Salomon August Andrée, during his lifetime most often known as S. A. Andrée, was a Swedish engineer, physicist, aeronaut and polar explorer who died while leading an attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen balloon. The balloon expedition was unsuccessful in reaching the Pole and resulted in the deaths of all three of its participants.
context_section_description: Salomon August Andrée (18 October 1854, Gränna, Småland – October 1897, Kvitøya, Arctic Norway), during his lifetime most often known as S. A. Andrée, was a Swedish engineer,  physicist, aeronaut and polar explorer who died while leading an attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen balloon. The balloon expedition was unsuccessful in reaching the Pole and resulted in the deaths of all three of its participants.
caption: Salomon August Andrée
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