Gomery - Some People With The Surname Gomery

Some People With The Surname Gomery

• Adrien Victor Joseph Baron de Gerlache de Gomery (1866–1934) a Belgian naval officer who led the first Antarctic expedition to concentrate on scientific observation from 1897 to 1899. Sailing with him as mate on the "Belgica" was Roald Amundsen, who on a subsequent expedition of his own was the first to reach the South Pole. The "Belgica" was trapped in the pack ice of the Antarctic for 13 months and became the first vessel to winter in the Antarctic. Adrien Baron de Gerlache de Gomery assisted the English explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in planning his Antarctic crossing of 1914 to 1917.
• John H. Gomery, Canadian High Court judge in charge of the Gomery Commission.
• Percy Gomery (1881–1960) author and novelist. Wrote "A Motor Scamper 'Cross Canada" in 1922, and "Hot and Cold Laid On: Burrowing in Britain" in 1946.
• Robert Gomery (c1778-1853) an actor and singer in early 19th century London.

Gomery may also refer to:

• The Canadian Sponsorship scandal and the investigation by the Gomery Commission.