George Seaver was born in Cheltenham in 1890. He was educated at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, and was ordained in 1925. His association with Cheltenham brought him into contact with Edward Adrian Wilson's sister, Ida, and wife, Oriana, who put at Seaver's disposal the primary source material for his three character studies of Wilson, published between 1933 and 1948. His other publications include a biography of Henry Robertson Bowers published in 1938, and a character study of Robert Falcon Scott published in 1940.
In 1946, Seaver was appointed bishop's vicar of Kilkenny Cathedral in Ireland, subsequently becoming dean of Ossory and rector of Kilkenny from 1950 to 1957. From 1951 until his retirement from the ministry in 1957, he served as canon of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin. After his retirement, he continued to write biographies and retained a keen interest in polar affairs. He died in Ireland in 1976.
Published work Edward Wilson of the Antarctic, naturalist and friend by George Seaver with an introduction by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, John Murray, London (1933) SPRI Library Shelf Special Collection 92[Wilson, E.A.] Edward Wilson, nature-lover by George Seaver, George Murray, London (1937) SPRI Library Shelf 92[Wilson, E.A.] The faith of Edward Wilson by George Seaver, John Murray, London (1948) SPRI Library Shelf [Wilson, E.A.] Birdie Bowers of the Antarctic by George Seaver with an introduction by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, John Murray, London (1938) SPRI Library Shelf 92[Bowers, H.R.] Scott of the Antarctic, a study in character by George Seaver, John Murray, London (1940) SPRI Library Shelf 92[Scott, R.F.]
From the guide to the George Seaver collection, 1929-1949, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)
