Andrew Keith Jack

{{Infobox person |name = Andrew Keith Jack |alt=A small circular pocket-watch sized instrument in a leather case |image=Andrew Keith Jack's Aneroid Barometer.jpg |caption=Aneroid Barometer used by Keith Jack during Antarctic expedition |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1885|9|9}} |birth_place = [[Melbourne]], Australia |death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1966|9|26|1885|9|9}} |education = [[University of Melbourne]] |occupation = [[Physicist]] }}

'''Andrew Keith Jack''' (9{{nbsp}}September 1885{{snd}}26{{nbsp}}September 1966) was an Australian physicist who served as a member of the [[Ross Sea Party]] as part of [[Ernest Shackleton|Ernest Shackleton's]] [[Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition]].

Jack was educated at the University of Melbourne, graduating with an MSc in 1914. A year later he joined the Shackleton expedition, where along with other members of the crew, he became stranded for 2 years in Antarctica after the loss of the ship Aurora. During this time he kept a regular diary across five volumes.<ref>[http://www.cv.vic.gov.au/stories/a-diverse-state/the-ross-sea-party/keith-jack-diary-jun-2-1915-pp13-16/ Keith Jack Diary, State Library Victoria]</ref> Jack was rescued along with six other survivors in 1917. Jack also took many photographs during the expedition, some of which were later hand-coloured as lantern slides.<ref>[http://www.cv.vic.gov.au/stories/a-diverse-state/the-ross-sea-party/ The Ross Sea Party, Culture Victoria (Lantern slide)]</ref> Jack's diaries, as well as a number of his artefacts from the expedition, including his 1829 Aneroid barometer and a set of two thermometers, were bequeathed to the [[Museum Victoria]].<ref name="therm">{{cite web |title=Thermometers - Boxed, Cary, London, 1914-1917 |url=https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/385913 |publisher=Museum Victoria |accessdate=17 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="barom">{{cite web |title=Aneroid Barometer - Trans-Antarctic Expedition. 1914-1917 |url=https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/1829 |website=Museum Victoria |accessdate=17 March 2020}}</ref>

After the expedition, Jack worked during the [[World War I|war]] in an explosives factory (known as the Cordite Factory), utilising his expertise in chemistry, eventually become a Senior Assistant Manager.<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/1476058?c=people Jack, Andrew Keith (1885-1966) biography]</ref> After the war he took on various roles managing explosives and safety for the Australian Government.

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