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Rodney Marks (1968–2000) was an Australian astrophysicist who died from methanol poisoning while working in Antarctica. ==Life and death== Marks was born in Geelong, Australia and educated at the University of Melbourne, later obtaining a PhD from the University of New South Wales.〔("Antarctic Researcher Dies". ) ''National Science Foundation Office of Legislative and Public Affairs'', Press release 12 May 2000. Retrieved 19 December 2006.〕〔Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. . Retrieved on 19 December 2006.〕 Marks had wintered over at the South Pole station in 1997–1998, before being employed at the South Pole with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, working on the Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory, a research project for the University of Chicago at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.〔Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica, 23 August 2000. (Rodney Marks: (1968 - 2000). ) Retrieved on 19 December 2006.〕 He was engaged to Sonja Wolter, who was overwintering as a maintenance specialist at the base in order to be with him.〔(Murder at the South Pole: Antarctic scientist's death investigated. ) ohmynews.com, 21 December 2006. Retrieved on 1 April 2007.〕 Amundsen–Scott Pole Station is run by the National Science Foundation, a United States government agency, although much work is subcontracted to Raytheon’s Polar Services. On 11 May 2000 Rodney Marks became unwell while walking between the remote observatory and the base. He became increasingly sick over a 36-hour period, three times returning increasingly distressed to the station's doctor. Advice was sought by satellite, but Marks died on 12 May 2000 with his condition undiagnosed.〔Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. ("In Memoriam". ) ''The CfA Almanac'' Vol. XIII No. 2, July 2000. Retrieved on 19 December 2006.〕〔Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station. (Memorial. ) Retrieved on 19 December 2006.〕 The whereabouts of the station doctor, Robert Thompson, have been unknown sometime after 2006.〔Mervis, Jeffrey. ("A Death in Antarctica". ) ''Science''. 2 Jan 2009, vol. 323. p. 34. Retrieved on 2009-06-02.〕 The National Science Foundation issued a statement saying that Rodney Marks had "apparently died of natural causes, but the specific cause of death ha() yet to be determined".〔 The exact cause of Marks' death could not be determined until his body was removed from Amundsen–Scott Station and flown off the continent for autopsy.〔("Australian scientist dies during Pole winter". ) ''The Antarctic Sun'' 22 October 2000. Retrieved on 19 December 2006.〕 The case received media attention as the "first South Pole murder",〔 as suicide was considered the least likely cause of his death. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rodney Marks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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