Person
Hodgson, Thomas Vere (1864 - 1926)
- Born
- 19 February 1864
Birmingham, England - Died
- May 1926
- Occupation
- Antarctic explorer and Marine zoologist
Summary
Thomas Hodgson was a marine zoologist who in 1898 was appointed Assistant at the Marine Biological Association's laboratory in Plymouth, United Kingdom. In 1901 he joined the British National Antarctic Expedition as biologist. During the Expedition he participated in several sledging journeys and collected many biological specimens. His work provided the first description of deep sea communities in Antarctica. After the Expedition Hodgson returned to his post at the Association's laboratory, working on the collections from the second British Antarctic Expedition (Southern Cross Expedition) of 1898 - 1900. He also worked on the collections from the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition 1902 - 1904. Hodgson became expert on Pycnogonida (sea spiders). Later he was Curator of the Plymouth museum and art gallery. Cape Hodgson, the northernmost point of Black Island, Antarctica, was named after him.
Details
Chronology
- 1898 - 1901
- Career position - Assistant, Marine Biological Association Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom
- 1901 - 1904
- Career position - Marine biologist, British National Antarctic Expedition
- 1904
- Award - Polar Medal
Related entries
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Thomas Vere Hodgson - Records, 1901 - 1913, MS 223; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3431447. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/160094682. Details
- 'Hodgson, Thomas Vere', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476274. Details
McCarthy, G.J. and Helen Cohn
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 24 September 2024
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