Wilson, Edward, 1872-1912

found: His On the whales, seals, and birds of Ross Sea and South Victoria Sand ... 1905.

found: Wikipedia web site, December 12, 2022:(Edward Adrian Wilson FZS (23 July 1872 - 29 March 1912) was an English polar explorer, ornithologist, natural historian, physician and artist ; Born in Cheltenham on 23 July 1872 ; died ; 29 March 1912 (aged 39), Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica ; he went to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he read Natural Sciences, obtaining a first-class degree in 1894 ; He studied for his Bachelor of Medicine degree at St George's Hospital Medical School, London and undertook mission work in the slums of Battersea in his spare time. In February 1898, shortly before qualifying as a doctor, Wilson became seriously ill and was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, contracted during his mission work ; During a long convalescence from this illness he spent months in Norway and Switzerland, time he used to practise and develop his skills as an artist. He qualified in medicine in 1900, and the next year was appointed junior house surgeon at Cheltenham General Hospital. From 1901 to 1904, Wilson acted as junior surgeon, zoologist and expedition artist, setting off on the Discovery Expedition on 6 August 1901. On 15 June 1910, Wilson set sail from Cardiff on the Terra Nova, as chief of the scientific staff of Scott's final journey, the Terra Nova Expedition ; died in their tent on or soon after 29 March, 1912 ) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Wilson_(explorer)

found: Cheltenham Museum web site, December 12, 2022:(Dr Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912) ; Edward Wilson was born in Cheltenham on 23 July 1872, the son of a local physician. He was educated at Cheltenham College, and at Cambridge University, where he graduated in Natural Science and Medicine in 1894. He continued his medical studies in London and qualified as a doctor in 1901 ; Wilson's medical and scientific skills were matched by his artistic talent. It was this combination that led to his appointment, in 1901, as second medical officer, vertebrate zoologist and artist on Captain Scott's National Antarctic Expedition, which set sail in the Discovery in August 1901. In 1909, he accepted Captain Scott's invitation to act as Chief of Scientific Staff on a second Antarctic Expedition, which set sail in the Terra Nova in June 1910. There they died, during the last days of March 1912, their bodies being discovered eight months later, on 12 November 1912.) - https://www.cheltenhammuseum.org.uk/collection/edward-wilson/