Thomas Vere Hodgson
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Thomas Vere Hodgson was a biologist aboard the H.M.S. Discovery
during the Discovery Expedition
of 1901–1904, known by the nickname Muggins. He pursued his interest in marine biology
initially in his spare time, but eventually found work at the Marine Biological Station in Plymouth. He worked on the collections from the Southern Cross Expedition
, before joining the Discovery expedition as one of its oldest members, at 37. The post of naturalist had previously been offered to William Speirs Bruce
, who declined, preferring to travel on the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
. Hodgson's work on the Discovery provided the first descriptions of deep sea floor communities in the Antarctic.
Hodgson was reappointed curator of the Plymouth Museum
on his return and went on to study the collections from the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902–1904. He died in May 1926.
Cape Hodgson
, the northernmost point of Black Island
in the Ross Archipelago
is named after Thomas Hodgson.
Hodgson was a fellow of the Anthropological Institute
.
RRS Discovery
The RRS Discovery was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in Britain. Designed for Antarctic research, she was launched in 1901. Her first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition, carrying Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first, successful...
during the Discovery Expedition
Discovery Expedition
The British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, generally known as the Discovery Expedition, was the first official British exploration of the Antarctic regions since James Clark Ross's voyage sixty years earlier...
of 1901–1904, known by the nickname Muggins. He pursued his interest in marine biology
Marine biology
Marine biology is the scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather...
initially in his spare time, but eventually found work at the Marine Biological Station in Plymouth. He worked on the collections from the Southern Cross Expedition
Southern Cross Expedition
The Southern Cross Expedition, officially known as the British Antarctic Expedition 1898–1900, was the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and the forerunner of the more celebrated journeys of Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton...
, before joining the Discovery expedition as one of its oldest members, at 37. The post of naturalist had previously been offered to William Speirs Bruce
William Speirs Bruce
William Speirs Bruce was a London-born Scottish naturalist, polar scientist and oceanographer who organised and led the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition to the South Orkney Islands and the Weddell Sea. Among other achievements, the expedition established the first permanent weather station...
, who declined, preferring to travel on the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition , 1902–04, was organised and led by William Speirs Bruce, a natural scientist and former medical student from the University of Edinburgh. Although overshadowed in prestige terms by Robert Falcon Scott's concurrent Discovery Expedition, the SNAE completed...
. Hodgson's work on the Discovery provided the first descriptions of deep sea floor communities in the Antarctic.
Hodgson was reappointed curator of the Plymouth Museum
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery in the Drake Circus area of Plymouth, Devon, England is the largest museum and art gallery in the city. It was built in 1907-10 by Thornely and Rooke in Edwardian Baroque style. Its interior was restored in 1954 after being gutted in The Blitz.The Museum has...
on his return and went on to study the collections from the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902–1904. He died in May 1926.
Cape Hodgson
Cape Hodgson
Cape Hodgson is the northernmost cape of Black Island, in the Ross Archipelago. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for Thomas V. Hodgson, biologist of the Discovery expedition , who with Koettlitz, Ferrar and Bernacchi was first to visit the island....
, the northernmost point of Black Island
Black Island (Ross Archipelago)
Black Island , in the Ross Archipelago, is immediately west of White Island. It was first named by the Discovery Expedition because of its lack of snow. The island's northernmost point is named Cape Hodgson, commemorating Thomas Vere Hodgson .The highest point is Mt. Aurora, a prinicple...
in the Ross Archipelago
Ross Archipelago
Ross Archipelago is a convenient name for that group of islands which, together with the ice shelf between them, forms the eastern and southern boundaries of McMurdo Sound. The most northerly is Beaufort Island, then comes Ross Island, the Dellbridge Islands, and Black Island and White Island...
is named after Thomas Hodgson.
Hodgson was a fellow of the Anthropological Institute
Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland is the world's longest established anthropological organization, with a global membership. Since 1843, it has been at the forefront of new developments in anthropology and new means of communicating them to a broad audience...
.