Edward Nelson | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Edward_W_Nelson_1911.jpg) Nelson testing thermometers during the Terra Nova Expedition in 1911 | |
| Born | 6 June 1883 |
| Died | 17 January 1923 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Clifton College Cambridge University |
| Occupation(s) | Senior Naturalist, laboratory in Plymouth Scientific Superintendent, Fisheries Board for Scotland |
| Known for | Marine Biology Polar exploration |
Edward William Nelson (1883–1923) was a British marine biologist and polar explorer. Educated at Clifton College, Tonbridge School and Cambridge University, he was independently wealthy.[1] He worked at the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (MBA) in Plymouth and was member of the 1910–1913 British Antarctic Expedition. In association with E. J. Allen, he developed a simple method for culturing phytoplankton.
- ^ Scott, Robert Falcon (2005). Jones, Max (ed.). Journals: Captain Scott's Last Expedition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 512. ISBN 978-0192803337. OCLC 61130666.