Edward A. Wilson

Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson ("Uncle Bill") (July 23, 1872 – March 29, 1912) was a notable English polar explorer, physician, naturalist, painter and ornithologist. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (700x1014, 172 KB) Edward A. Wilson, B. A., M. B. In: Scotts Last Expedition . ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (700x1014, 172 KB) Edward A. Wilson, B. A., M. B. In: Scotts Last Expedition . ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in leap years). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... This list of explorers is sorted by surname. ... The Doctor by Samuel Luke Fildes This article is about the term physician, one type of doctor; for other uses of the word doctor see Doctor. ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... Ornithology (from the Greek ornitha = chicken and logos = word/science) is the branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of birds. ...

His statue is on the Promenade in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and there is a small standing exhibition commemorating him in the town's museum. For the parliamentary constituency, see Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency). ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ...

Early life

Born and raised at the Crippetts farm near Cheltenham, Wilson attended Cheltenham College and went from there to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge where he read zoology before qualifying in medicine at St. George's Hospital London. Shortly after he qualified as a doctor, Wilson became ill with tuberculosis from his mission work in London slums. It was during the long convalescence from this illness that he practiced and developed his skills as an artist. Cheltenham College is an English public school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. ... Full name Gonville and Caius College Motto Named after Edmund Gonville & John Caius Previous names Gonville Hall (1348), Gonville & Caius (1557) Established 1348, refounded 1557 Sister College(s) Brasenose College Master Sir Christopher Hum Location Trinity St Undergraduates 468 Postgraduates 291 Homepage Boatclub Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge is a... Zoology (rarely spelled zoölogy) is the biological discipline which involves the study of non-human animals. ... Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for Tubercle Bacillus) is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by the mycobacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mycobacterium bovis. ...

Antarctica

Statue of Wilson in the Promenade, Cheltenham

Wilson took part in two British expeditions to Antarctica. The first was from 1901 to 1904 under Robert Falcon Scott on the Discovery Expedition, with Wilson acting as Junior Surgeon and Zoologist. During this expedition, Wilson joined Scott and Shackleton in a journey that, at the time, had been the southern-most trek achieved by any explorer. (He was then asked by Ernest Shackleton to join his expedition to Antarctica in 1907, but declined.) Download high resolution version (1500x1165, 197 KB) Statue of Edward Wilson, the Antarctic explorer, in Cheltenham town centre. ... Download high resolution version (1500x1165, 197 KB) Statue of Edward Wilson, the Antarctic explorer, in Cheltenham town centre. ... For the parliamentary constituency, see Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... For other persons named Robert Scott, see Robert Scott (disambiguation). ... Discovery Expedition (1901 - 1904) Robert Falcon Scott headed this Antarctica expedition, spending two winters on Ross Island and treks to the South Pole. ... Portrait of Ernest Henry Shackleton Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO, OBE (February 15, 1874 – January 5, 1922) was an Anglo-Irish explorer, knighted for the achievements of the British Antarctic Expedition (1907 - 09) under his command, but now chiefly remembered for his Antarctic expedition of 1914–1916 in the ship...

Terra Nova Expedition

Main article: Terra Nova Expedition

In 1910 Wilson set sail on the Terra Nova, again under Scott, as Chief of the Scientific Staff. In the winter of 1911 he led "The Winter Journey", a journey with Henry Robinson Bowers and Apsley Cherry-Garrard, to Cape Crozier to collect Emperor penguin embryos. The Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913) was a British expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott with the purpose of undertaking scientific research and exploration along the coast and interior of Antarctica. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... [[Media:[[Terra Nova]]]] Bark (1f/3m). ... Lieutenant Henry Robertson (Birdie) Bowers (1883 - March 29, 1912) was one of Robert Falcon Scotts companions on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole in 1911-1912. ... Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard (January 2, 1886 – May 18, 1959) was an English explorer of Antarctica. ... Binomial name Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 The Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species. ...

He was one of the party of five men that reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912, only to find the pole had been claimed by Amundsen just days before. All five died during the return journey which created a national mourning the like of which has rarely been seen since. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928) Roald Engebreth Gravning Amundsen (July 16, 1872 – c. ...

By all accounts, Wilson was probably Scott's closest comrade of the expedition. When Scott's final camp was discovered by a search team led by Cherry-Garrard a year after the fateful return from the pole, Bowers and Wilson were found frozen in their sleeping bags. Scott's bag was open and his body partially out of his bag - his left arm was extended around Wilson.

At Gonville and Caius College the college's flag which Wilson took to the South Pole is preserved. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. ...

Honors

The Edward Wilson primary school in Paddington, London is named after him. A street in Paddington including a pub, a restaurant targeted at tourists and Paddington Station in the background. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

The student cafe, Eddie Wilson's, at St George's Medical School (SGUL) is named after Edward Wilson, who was a distinguished student of the medical school. St Georges, University of London (SGUL) is a specialist medical college of the University of London. ...

See also

• List of Antarctica expeditions

Territorial claims of Antarctica List of Antarctica expeditions is a chronological list of expeditions involving Antarctica. ...

External links

• Portrait of Edward Wilson in the Cheltenham Town Museum
• Biography of Edward Wilson with a good number of his paintings and drawings