Rodney Marks

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rodney Marks
Occupation	Astrophysicist
Date Of Birth	Mar 13, 1968(1968-03-13)
Age	56
Date Of Death	May 12, 2000, Antarctica
Birthplace	Australia
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Pisces

Rodney Marks Biography

Rodney Marks is one of the most popular and richest Astrophysicist who was born on March 13, 1968 in Australia, Australia.

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. He was engaged to Sonja Wolter, who was overwintering as a maintenance specialist at the base in order to be with him. 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, age 32 with his condition undiagnosed. The whereabouts of the station doctor, Robert Thompson, have been unknown since sometime after 2006.

Rodney Marks Net Worth

Rodney Marks is one of the richest Astrophysicist from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rodney Marks 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Rodney David Marks (13 March 1968 – 12 May 2000) was an Australian astrophysicist who died from methanol poisoning while working in Antarctica.

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The National Science Foundation issued a statement saying that Rodney Marks had “apparently died of natural causes, but the specific cause of death ha[d] 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. The case received media attention as the “first South Pole murder”, as suicide was considered the least likely cause of his death. He was buried in Bellbrae Cemetery, Mount Duneed, Victoria, Australia.

Facts & Trivia

Richard Ranked on the list of most popular Astrophysicist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Rodney Marks celebrates birthday on March 13 of every year.