Edward Nelson (marine biologist)

Edward Nelson
Nelson testing thermometers during the Terra Nova Expedition in 1911
Born(1883-06-06)6 June 1883
Died17 January 1923(1923-01-17) (aged 39)
Alma materClifton College

Tonbridge School

Cambridge University
OccupationsSenior Naturalist, laboratory in Plymouth Scientific Superintendent, Fisheries Board for Scotland
Known forMarine 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. 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.

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