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William Christie Gosse (11 December 1842–12 August 1881), was an Australian explorer, who was born in Hoddesdon,〔"Gosse, William Christie (1842–1881)". ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Online Edition. Australian National University. 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2014.〕 Hertfordshire, England and migrated to Australia with his father Dr. William Gosse in 1850. He was educated at J.L. Young's Adelaide Educational Institution〔(Obituary ) ''South Australian Register'' 17 August 1881 Supplement p.2 accessed 10 February 2011〕 and in 1859 he entered the Government service of South Australia. He held various positions in the survey department, including Deputy Surveyor-General. He died of a heart attack on 12 August 1881, aged 38, after a long illness. Although Gosse's exploration was not groundbreaking, he filled in many details in the central map. He named the Musgrave Ranges and was able correctly to lay down the position of some of the discoveries of Ernest Giles. On 19 July 1873 he reached Uluru and gave it the name ''Ayers Rock''.〔Ernest Favenc (1908) ('William Christie Gosse' ), Section 4, Chapter 15, ''The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work'', Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd.〕 His second-in-charge, Edwin S. Berry (another AEI alumnus) was probably the first white man to climb "The Rock". ==Family== Gosse married Agnes "Aggie" Hay (1853-1933),〔Agnes was a disturbingly common name in that family; "Aggie's" grandmother, mother, step-mother/sister-in-law, and an elder (deceased) sister were all named Agnes. Refer Alexander Hay (South Australian politician)#Children.〕 a daughter of Alexander Hay and his first wife Agnes née Kelly (1818-1870) on 22 December 1874. (Hay's second wife, Agnes Grant née Gosse, was William's sister.) William and Aggie had three children:〔Fayette Gosse, ('Gosse, William Christie (1842–1881)' ), ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 4, Melbourne University Press, 1972, p. 276.〕 *William Hay Gosse MC (1875-1918) was killed in action in France. He married Muriel, née Davidson, who died in 1920. Their son George Gosse (1912-1964) was awarded the George Cross in 1946;〔I. McL. Crawford, ('Gosse, George (1912–1964)' ), ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 14, Melbourne University Press, 1996, pp 300-301.〕 *Sir James Hay Gosse (1876-1952) married Joanna Lang, daughter of Tom Elder Barr Smith – they had a daughter and four sons;〔Fayette Gosse, ('Gosse, Sir James Hay (1876–1952)' ), ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 14, Melbourne University Press, 1996, pp 301-302.〕 and *Edith Agnes Gosse (1878-).〔(Dr Gosse and Family ), Flinders Ranges Research, archived at nla.gov.au〕 A brother-in-law, and also nephew, William Gosse Hay (1875-1945) was an author.〔I. D. Muecke, ('Hay, William Gosse (1875–1945)' ), ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 9, Melbourne University Press, 1983, p. 239.〕 A sister-in-law, and also niece, Helen (1877-1909), and her mother (William's sister), were lost at sea on the ill-fated .〔http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/alexanderhay.htm〕 Other descendants include former Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer. 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「William Gosse (explorer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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