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Edward Wilson Polar Explorers

Edward Wilson

Edward Adrian Wilson ('Uncle Bill') (1872 – 1912) Edward A. Wilson was an English physician, polar explorer, natural historian, painter and ornithologist, who accompanied Captain Robert Falcon Scott to the South Pole in 1911, and died with him on the return journey. Early Years and Education Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson…
August 28, 2010
Captain Frank Worsley Polar Explorers

Captain Frank Worsley

Captain Frank Arthur Worsley (1872-1943) New Zealander Frank Worsley captained the Endurance during Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. He is best remembered for navigating the expedition party to safety after the Endurance was crushed by ice floes in the Weddell Sea. Worsley also took part in Shackleton's final expedition…
August 28, 2010