Douglas FS Thomson

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Douglas Ferguson Scott Thomson (born October 13, 1919 in Renfrewshire , † February 18, 2009 in Toronto ) was a Canadian classical philologist of Scottish origin.

Life

Douglas FS Thomson attended from 1928 to 1938 the Glasgow Academy and studied from 1938 at Merton College of Oxford University Classics. At the outbreak of the Second World War he interrupted his studies and served as a cavalry officer in the British Indian Army . He took part in the campaigns in Burma . After the end of the war he continued his studies and obtained a bachelor's degree in 1946 and a master 's degree in 1947 .

After graduating, Thomson initially taught at the Glasgow Academy. In 1948 he moved to the University of Toronto as a lecturer , where he taught and researched until the end of his life. He was later appointed Assistant Professor of Latin and Professor of Classics . In 1967/1968 he was visiting professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . In 1985 he retired .

In addition to teaching and research, Thomson headed the Officers' Training Corps at the University of Toronto from 1954 to 1960. He was second-in-command with the rank of captain, later major.

research

In his research, Thomson mainly dealt with Catullus and Erasmus of Rotterdam . He presented numerous interpretive writings and text editions on both. Together with Roger AB Mynors he published a nine-volume translation of the Erasmus Letters (Toronto 1974-1989).

literature

  • Canadian Who's Who 1992 , p. 1055

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personal data
SURNAME Thomson, Douglas FS
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thomson, Douglas Ferguson Scott (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian Classical Philologist of Scottish Origin
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Renfrewshire
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 2009
Place of death Toronto