▁G he org he ▁N ego i ță ▁( Se ptember ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 M arch ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁polar ▁region ▁expl orer . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁Roman ian ▁expl orer ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁North ▁P ole . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁N ego i ță ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁in ▁the ▁commune ▁of ▁S asc ut ▁in ▁Bac ă u ▁County , ▁Roman ia . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁both ▁teachers , ▁and ▁their ▁home ▁library ▁included ▁many ▁old ▁books ▁on ▁travel . ▁From ▁a ▁young ▁age , ▁he ▁was ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁exped itions ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁difficult - to - tra verse ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁glo be . ▁ ▁N ego i ță ▁attended ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Chem istry ▁College ▁of ▁I a ş i , ▁gradu ating ▁as ▁a ▁chemical ▁engineer . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁interested ▁in ▁engineering , ▁trying ▁to ▁modify ▁large ▁install ations . ▁He ▁later ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁design ▁and ▁research ▁inst itute ▁in ▁Buch ar est . ▁ ▁N ego i ță ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Spe le ological ▁science ▁▁ ▁N ego i ţ ă ▁had ▁a ▁passion ▁for ▁eth n ology , ▁and ▁was ▁most ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁equ atorial ▁for ests , ▁the ▁Amazon ▁Rain for est ▁and