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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. and Helen Cohn updated 2025-09-11 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000500b.htm person Hodgson Thomas Vere AACR2 19 February 1864 May 1926 Place of Birth Birmingham, England Antarctic explorer Marine zoologist 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. 1898 1901 Career position - Assistant, Marine Biological Association Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom 1901 1904 Career position - Marine biologist, British National Antarctic Expedition 1904 1904 Award - Polar Medal British National Antarctic Expedition (1901 - 1904)

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 'Hodgson, Thomas Vere', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hodgson, Thomas Vere Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Thomas Vere Hodgson - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Thomas Vere Hodgson - Records MS 223 1901 - 1913 6 small notebooks containing notes on sledging trips, invertebrate specimens , summary of monthly meteorology and other material; 6 large notebooks with registers of bird observations, collection register, hydrology station log and other material; miscellaneous typescript notes including biological observations, collection and preservation of specimens and the 1907 expedition programme for scientific observations; private correspondence, 1901-13 mainly concerning the loss of Robert F. Scott and party; correspondence on ice formation and with scientific bodies, 1910-11; Antarctic photographs and typescript articles on Antarctic subjects; papers 1901-13. 0.3 m