Thomas Everett Thompson
Thomas Everett Thompson (born November 3, 1933 in Yorkshire , † January 1, 1990 ) was a British malacologist .
Thompson studied at the University of Wales in Bangor with the degree in 1954 and received his doctorate there in 1957 under Cyril Burden-Jones (about the nudibranch superfamily Doridoidea). He then spent two years in Port Erin on the Isle of Man and from 1959 lecturer in Cardiff. In 1963 he became a lecturer at the University of Bristol , where he became a reader in zoology in 1973 .
He was an expert on hind gill snails (Opisthobranchia), about which he wrote a monograph.
He was a gifted draftsman and was planning a book on marine life in art, but previously died in a car accident.
Fonts
- Biology of the Ophistobranch Molluscs, Ray Society, 2 volumes, 1976, 1984 (volume 2 with GH Brown)
literature
- Obituary by A. Bebbington, Journal of Molluscan Studies, 56, 1990, 455-461
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Thompson, Thomas Everett |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British malacologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yorkshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 1990 |