Max van Rysselberghe (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑks fɑn ˈrɛisəlˌbɛrɣə]; 19 December 1878 – 1961)[1] was a Belgian-born Chilean engineer and Antarctic explorer.

His father, François van Rysselberghe, was a Belgian scientist who was a forerunner and inventor of numerous devices in the fields of meteorology and telephony.

[7] The ice didn't melt in the summer, so in February 1899 they decided to cut trenches to reach the open water.

[3][9] After his retirement, he bought Lonco Valley,[10] dedicating himself to quarry stones, wherewith he supplied the railways.

[3] He and Isabel had four children: Lidia, Ivonne, Daniel and Enrique, who became director de obra in Concepción and was mayor of the city twice in the 1970s.