Letter of Edward A. Wilson (1872-1912) 1909

ArchivalResource

Letter of Edward A. Wilson (1872-1912) 1909

1 letter

eng,

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6294368

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Wilson, Edward, 1872-1912

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dg01q6 (person)

Edward Adrian Wilson was born in Cheltenham, England on 23 July 1872, second son of a respected Cheltenham medical practitioner. He was educated at Cheltenham College and studied natural science and medicine at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and St. George's Hospital, London. In 1898, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and spent several months convalescing in Norway and Switzerland, giving him the opportunity to hone his skills as a watercolour artist and wildlife illustrator...

Wilson, Edward A.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61d4ntd (person)

Edward Adrian Wilson (Wilson of the Antarctic) was born in Cheltenham on 23 July 1872. He was educated at Cheltenham College, and studied at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and at St. George's Hospital, London. Dr. Wilson was an accomplished self-taught artist and field naturalist. Although he had contracted tuberculosis during his work in the slums of London, he was appointed as the Assistant Surgeon and Vertebrate Zoologist to the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1904) aboard...