John Walter Gregory collection 1899-1904

British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904

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Gregory, John Walter (1964-1932).

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John Walter Gregory was born on 27 January 1864 in London. He was educated at Stepney Grammar School and the University of London. In 1887, he was appointed assistant in the Geological Department of the British Museum (Natural History), remaining there until 1900. In 1896, he was selected as geologist on the British Exploring Expedition (leader William Martin Conway), sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Society to explore the interior of central Spitsbergen. Gr...

Mill, Hugh Robert, 1861-1950

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Hugh Robert Mill was born at Thurso, Scotland, on 28 May 1861. He read chemistry and physics at Edinburgh University and specialised in marine chemistry, working on the scientific reports of the Challenger expedition under Sir John Murray. In 1887, he became lecturer in geography and physiography at Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh, and four years later, published The realm of nature, an important textbook of scientific geography. In 1892, he was appointed librarian of the Royal Geogr...

Gregory, J.W. (John Walter), 1864-1932

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