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Sir '''Arthur Landsborough Thomson''' (8 October 1890 – 9 June 1977) was a Scottish [[ornithologist]].
Sir '''Arthur Landsborough Thomson''' (8 October 1890 – 9 June 1977) was a Scottish [[ornithologist]].



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Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson (8 October 1890 – 9 June 1977) was a Scottish ornithologist.

He was president of the British Ornithologists' Union from 1948 to 1955. He was awarded in 1953 a knighthood, in 1957 the BTO's Bernard Tucker Medal, in 1959 the BOU's Godman-Salvin Medal, and in 1962 the Royal Society's Buchanan Medal.[1] His father was the naturalist J. Arthur Thomson.

Bibliography

  • A New Dictionary of Birds (editor), 1964

References

  1. ^ 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.

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