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Edward Adrian Wilson FZS (23 July 1872 – 29 March 1912) was an English polar explorer, ornithologist, natural historian, physician and artist. Early life. Born in Cheltenham on 23 July 1872, Wilson was the second son and fifth child of physician Edward Thomas Wilson and his wife, Mary Agnes, née Whishaw. [1] .
One of the most famous was the journey in search of the Emperor penguin egg immortalised in Apsley Cherry-Garrard's book 'The worst journey in the world'. Wilson himself described it as the 'the weirdest bird's-nesting expedition that has ever been or ever will be'.
Edward Adrian Wilson, Chief of scientific staff and biologist, his role in the Terra Nova Expedition with Captain Scott to Antarctica, 1910-1913.
Mar 31, 2012 · A century ago, in the frozen wilderness of Antarctica, the extraordinary life of naturalist, artist and medical doctor Edward Wilson ended.
Dr. Edward Wilson (1872-1912) is one of the most famous native sons of Cheltenham. He was an influential figure of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, being chiefly remembered today as the artistic scientist who died with Captain Scott.
Jan 29, 2017 · Of the physicians associated with the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, only the name of Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912) might be recognized today. He was one of the four men of the Terra Nova Expedition to accompany Captain Robert Falcon Scott on his final dash to the South Pole.
Apr 28, 2009 · Edward Wilson was an artist, doctor, naturalist and explorer. He was on both Scott's Antarctic expeditions of the early 1900s, as Junior Surgeon and Zoologist on the Discovery expedition of 1901 and as Chief of Scientific Staff on the Terra Nova expedition of 1910.
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