Denis G. Lillie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Denis G. Lillie

British biologist

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1884

Place of Birth: Kensington, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-May-1963

Profession: zoologist, artist, marine biologist, caricaturist, polar explorer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Denis Gascoigne Lillie (27 August 1884 – 13 May 1963) was a British biologist who participated in the Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913) to the Antarctic.
He collected numerous marine animals as well as plants and fossils–many of which were new to science–and published scientific papers on whales, fossils, and medicine.
He received the Polar Medal along with other Terra Nova members in 1913.
He was also a noted caricaturist who made cartoons of professors, colleagues, and friends: some of his caricatures are collected in the National Portrait Gallery.
He worked as a government bacteriologist during World War I and then suffered a severe mental breakdown, spending three years at Bethlem Royal Hospital and never fully recovering.
He is commemorated in the names of several marine organisms as well as Lillie Glacier in Antarctica.



Alternative names	Herbert G. Ponting; Herbert George Ponting; Herbert G. Pointing; H. G. Ponting
Description	British explorer, photographer and cinematographer
Date of birth/death	21 March 1870	7 February 1935
Location of birth/death	Salisbury	London
Work period	1900–1935
Work location	Asia; Antarctica
Authority control	: Q127805 VIAF: 19805684 ISNI: 0000 0000 8098 9568 ULAN: 500001808 LCCN: n79138917 NLA: 36068701 WorldCat