Original: Captain Robert Falcon Scott CVO ( 6 June 1868 â '' 29 March 1912 ) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions : the Discovery Expedition , 1901 -- 04 , and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition , 1910 -- 13 .
Simplified: Scott led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions : the Discovery Expedition , 1901 -- 04 , and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition , 1910 -- 13 .