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Sir '''Arthur Landsborough Thomson''' (8 October 1890 – 9 June 1977) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[ornithologist]].
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[[File:Landsborough_Thompson.jpg|thumb|Dr and Mrs Thomson in Holland in 1930, photo by [[Alexander Wetmore]]]]


Sir '''Arthur Landsborough Thomson''' [[FRSE]] PZS CB LLD (8 October 1890 – 9 June 1977) was a Scottish medical researcher, mainly remembered as an amateur [[ornithologist]] and ornithological author and acknowledged expert on bird migration.<ref>New York Times 10 June 1977</ref>
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He was president of the [[British Ornithologists' Union]] from 1948 to 1955.


==Bibliography==
==Life==

He was born in [[Edinburgh]] on 8 October 1890 the son of [[John Arthur Thomson]] [[FRSE]] and his wife Margaret Stewart. The family lived at 10 Kilmaurs Road.<ref>Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1890</ref> He was educated at the [[Royal High School, Edinburgh]] until 1899, when his father moved to [[Aberdeen]] as Professor of Natural History at [[Aberdeen University]]. Arthur completed his education at [[Aberdeen]] Grammar School.<ref>{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0-902-198-84-X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf|access-date=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074135/https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The family then lived at 15 Chanonry in Aberdeen.<ref>Aberdeen Post Office Directory 1905</ref>

Arthur then studied Natural History (under his own father) at Aberdeen University, graduating MA in 1911.

In the [[First World War]] he served as a Lt Colonel in the [[Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders]]. He received a Military OBE for his services.

After the war (from 1919) he became a medical researcher and remained in this role until retiral in 1957. He was created a Commander of the Order of the Bath for this work in 1933 by King [[George VI]] and knighted by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] for this work in 1953.<ref>London Gazette 1 January 1953</ref> In 1962 the [[Royal Society]]'s [[Buchanan Medal]] for services to medicine.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Elliott, Hugh|authorlink=Hugh Elliott, 3rd Baronet|title=Obituary: Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson 1890–1977|date=Jan 1978|journal=Ibis|volume=120|issue=1|pages=68–72|doi=10.1111/j.1474-919X.1978.tb05002.x|doi-access=free}}</ref>

In 1938 he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]. His proposers were [[James Ritchie (naturalist)|James Ritchie]], Sir [[David Wilkie (surgeon)]], [[Charles Henry O'Donoghue]] and [[William Kalman]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0-902-198-84-X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf|access-date=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074135/https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He was president of the [[British Ornithologists' Union]] (BOU) from 1948 to 1955. He was President of the Zoological Society 1946 to 1950. He was Chairman of the [[British Trust for Ornithology]] (BTO) from 1941 to 1947 and won the Trust's [[Bernard Tucker Medal]] in 1957. In 1959 he was awarded the BOU's [[Godman-Salvin Medal]].

He died at Queen Mary's Hospital in [[Roehampton]] on 9 June 1977.

==Family==

In 1920 he married Mary Moir Trail (d.1969). They did not have children.

His paternal uncle was [[James Stuart Thomson]] [[FRSE]].

==Publications==
*''British Birds and Their Nests'' (1910)
*''Problems of Bird Migration'' (1926)
*''Bird Migration: A Short Account'' (1936)
*''A New Dictionary of Birds'' (editor), 1964
*''A New Dictionary of Birds'' (editor), 1964
*''Half a Century of Medical Research'' (1973)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Arthur Landsborough Thomson |sopt=t}}
*[http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002007144 Britain's birds and their nests by A. Landsborough Thomson, hathitrust.org]

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Dr and Mrs Thomson in Holland in 1930, photo by Alexander Wetmore

Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson FRSE PZS CB LLD (8 October 1890 – 9 June 1977) was a Scottish medical researcher, mainly remembered as an amateur ornithologist and ornithological author and acknowledged expert on bird migration.[1]

Life[edit]

He was born in Edinburgh on 8 October 1890 the son of John Arthur Thomson FRSE and his wife Margaret Stewart. The family lived at 10 Kilmaurs Road.[2] He was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh until 1899, when his father moved to Aberdeen as Professor of Natural History at Aberdeen University. Arthur completed his education at Aberdeen Grammar School.[3] The family then lived at 15 Chanonry in Aberdeen.[4]

Arthur then studied Natural History (under his own father) at Aberdeen University, graduating MA in 1911.

In the First World War he served as a Lt Colonel in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He received a Military OBE for his services.

After the war (from 1919) he became a medical researcher and remained in this role until retiral in 1957. He was created a Commander of the Order of the Bath for this work in 1933 by King George VI and knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for this work in 1953.[5] In 1962 the Royal Society's Buchanan Medal for services to medicine.[6]

In 1938 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were James Ritchie, Sir David Wilkie (surgeon), Charles Henry O'Donoghue and William Kalman.[7]

He was president of the British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) from 1948 to 1955. He was President of the Zoological Society 1946 to 1950. He was Chairman of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) from 1941 to 1947 and won the Trust's Bernard Tucker Medal in 1957. In 1959 he was awarded the BOU's Godman-Salvin Medal.

He died at Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton on 9 June 1977.

Family[edit]

In 1920 he married Mary Moir Trail (d.1969). They did not have children.

His paternal uncle was James Stuart Thomson FRSE.

Publications[edit]

  • British Birds and Their Nests (1910)
  • Problems of Bird Migration (1926)
  • Bird Migration: A Short Account (1936)
  • A New Dictionary of Birds (editor), 1964
  • Half a Century of Medical Research (1973)

References[edit]

  1. ^ New York Times 10 June 1977
  2. ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1890
  3. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ Aberdeen Post Office Directory 1905
  5. ^ London Gazette 1 January 1953
  6. ^ Elliott, Hugh (January 1978). "Obituary: Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson 1890–1977". Ibis. 120 (1): 68–72. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1978.tb05002.x.
  7. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

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