Edward Adrian Wilson Biography

Leaves with Scott and Shackleton on the southern sledging journey during the Discovery Expedition

Leads the expedition's scientific staff.

Wilson coordinates the expedition's scientific programme and specialist staff before departure for Antarctica.

Wilson organizes a scientific staff covering meteorology, magnetism, geology, glaciology, marine biology, zoology and cartography.

Wilson sails from Port Chalmers when Terra Nova begins the final leg toward Antarctica.

Wilson continues zoological study, drawing and specimen work as the expedition settles into Antarctic winter.

Leads a scientific mission through severe Antarctic winter conditions.

The party travels in darkness to study emperor penguin breeding.

Wilson leads Bowers and Cherry-Garrard from Cape Evans on the winter journey to study emperor penguin breeding at Cape Crozier.

Wilson leaves Cape Evans with Bowers and Cherry-Garrard for the winter journey to the emperor penguin rookery.

Begins the winter journey to Cape Crozier.

Wilson leaves Cape Evans with Bowers and Cherry-Garrard for Cape Crozier.

Begins the winter journey to collect emperor penguin eggs.

Wilson's winter party reaches the Cape Crozier rookery and obtains emperor penguin eggs for embryological study.

Secures emperor penguin eggs after extreme hardship.

Wilson, Bowers and Cherry-Garrard reach Cape Evans after five weeks of winter travel and severe exposure.

Wilson returns exhausted to Cape Evans after five weeks of severe winter travel from Cape Crozier.

Wilson leaves with the main southern expedition as the pony and dog groups begin their staged advance.

Wilson man-hauls with the southbound parties during the ascent of the Beardmore Glacier.

Continues south with Scott's final polar party.

Scott announces his decision: five men (Scott, Edward Wilson, H. R. Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans) would go forward to the South Pole.

Stands with Scott, Oates, Bowers and Evans at the South Pole after the Norwegian party has already departed

Wilson reaches the South Pole with Scott, Bowers, Oates and Edgar Evans after the Norwegians have already arrived.

Wilson sketches at the South Pole while the party records evidence of the Norwegian expedition.

The five men face worsening weather and declining health.

Begins the return journey north with Scott's polar party.

Wilson strains a tendon during the return journey but continues travelling with the polar party.

Wilson reaches the final camp with Scott and Bowers approximately eleven miles short of One Ton Depot.

Dies with Scott and Bowers in the final camp.