George Murray Levick
George Murray Levick (born July 3, 1876 in Newcastle upon Tyne , † May 30, 1956 in Poltimore , Devon ) was a British doctor, Antarctic researcher and founder of the British Schools' Exploring Society .
Life
Levick studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London before joining the Royal Navy in 1902 , where he was a specialist in strength and recovery training.
During the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) under Robert Falcon Scott , he was a ship's doctor with the rank of lieutenant. As a member of the so-called Northern Group , Levick spent the first year of the research trip at Cape Adare , where he studied the biology and social behavior of Adelie penguins . He then took part in a reconnaissance march along the coast of Victoria Land. On the way back to base camp at Cape Evans , Levick and his companions were forced to hibernate in a snow cave on Inexpressible Island for seven months .
In his publication Antarctic penguins: a study of their social habits about their social behavior, he removed the passage about their, in his opinion abnormal, sexual behavior and published it in a separate edition, which was limited to 100 copies.
After his return Levick remained in the Royal Navy, was promoted to Squadron doctor and fought in World War II in the Grand Fleet and on the Gallipoli Peninsula . After the end of the war, he worked in the military hospitals of the so-called Ministry of Pensions in the fields of physiotherapy and rehabilitation medicine. In 1932 he founded the Public Schools 'Exploring Society , later the British Schools' Exploring Society , which gave schoolboys the opportunity to enjoy recreational activities in the wilderness of Scandinavia and Canada. During World War II, Levick returned to the Royal Navy, where he mainly directed exercises on survival techniques in extreme situations.
The 2390 m high Mount Levick in the East Antarctic Victoria Land is named after Levick .
Works
- Antarctic penguins. A study of their social habits . McBride Nast & Company, New York 1914 doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.31689
- Antarctic penguins. A study of their social habits . William Heinemann, London 1914 doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.8385 doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.55896 (retrieved from the Internet archive : see web links )
Web links
- Literature by and about George Murray Levick in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- George Murray Levick , short biography on the website of the Scott Polar Research Institute (English)
- Censored Science: The Penguin, a very perverted bird , Spiegel Online from June 10, 2012 via G. Murray
- Bertrand, Kenneth J. and Alberts, Fred G .: Geographic Names of Antarctica . US Govt. Print. Off., Washington 1956. Retrieved from the Internet Archive
- Hooper, Meredith: The Longest Winter , Scott's other Heroes . John Murray, London 2000. Retrieved from Google Books
- Huxley, Leonard: Scott's Last Expedition, Vol. I and Vol. II . Smith, Elder & Co., London 1914. Retrieved from Internet Archives
- Levick, George Muray: Antarctic penguins. A study of their social habits . William Heinemann, London 1914. Retrieved from the Internet Archive
Individual evidence
- ↑ Douglas DG RussellA, William JL Sladena and David G. Ainley: Dr. George Murray Levick (1876–1956): unpublished notes on the sexual habits of the Adélie penguin (PDF; 371 kB). In: Polar Record 48, 2012, pp. 387–393 doi : 10.1017 / S0032247412000216 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Levick, George Murray |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British doctor and Antarctic researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 3, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1956 |
| Place of death | Poltimore |