▁gained ▁the ▁first ▁B Sc ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁and ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁he ▁gained ▁the ▁first ▁D . Sc . ▁awarded ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Edinburgh , ▁where ▁Ch il ton ▁studied ▁medicine ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁improve ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁special ised ▁in ▁o ph th al mic ▁surg ery , ▁working ▁at ▁The ▁Royal ▁Inf irm ary ▁of ▁Edinburgh , ▁before ▁trav elling ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁Heidel berg , ▁Vienna ▁and ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁Chair ▁of ▁Bi ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Can ter bury . ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁the ▁Ch il ton ▁family ▁lived ▁at ▁L lan ma es , ▁a ▁house ▁built ▁by ▁Francis ▁Pet re ▁in ▁central ▁Christ ch urch . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁Ch il ton ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁Sub - Ant ar ctic ▁Islands ▁Scient ific ▁Ex ped ition . ▁The ▁main ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁expedition ▁was ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁magnetic ▁survey ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁by ▁investig ating ▁A uck land ▁and ▁Campbell ▁Islands ▁but ▁botan ical , ▁bi