Lars-Eric Lindblad

Lars-Eric Lindblad
Born(1927-01-23)January 23, 1927
Solna, Sweden
DiedJuly 8, 1997(1997-07-08) (aged 70)
OccupationsEntrepreneur, explorer
Known forLeading the first tourist expedition to Antarctica

Lars-Eric Lindblad (January 23, 1927 – July 8, 1994) was a Swedish-American entrepreneur and explorer, who pioneered tourism to many remote and exotic parts of the world. He led the first tourist expedition to Antarctica in 1966 in a chartered Argentine navy ship, and for many years operated his own vessel, the MS Lindblad Explorer, in the region. Observers point to the Lindblad Explorer’s 1969 expeditionary cruise to Antarctica as the forerunner to today's sea-based tourism there.

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