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D'Arcy Thompson

AKA D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

Born: 2-May-1860
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 21-Jun-1948
Location of death: St. Andrews, Scotland
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Biologist

Nationality: Scotland
Executive summary: On Growth and Form

Father: D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (teacher)
Mother: Fanny Gamgee
Wife: Ada Maureen Drury (m. 1901, three daughters)

    High School: Edinburgh Academy
    University: University of Edinburgh
    University: BA Zoology, Trinity College, Cambridge University (1883)
    Professor: Biology, University College Dundee (1884-97, became University of St. Andrews)
    Professor: Natural History, University of St. Andrews (1897-48)

    Royal Society 1916
    Royal Society of Edinburgh President (1934-39)
    Knight of the British Empire 1937
    Linnean Medal 1938
    Darwin Medal 1946

Author of books:
On Growth and Form (1917, biology)


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