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Thompson, D'ARCY Wentworth. Adm. sizar at TRINITY, Oct. 8, 1880. S. of D'Arcy Wentworth (above), of The Crescent, Galway (and Fanny, dau. of Joseph Gamgee). B. May 2, 1860, in Edinburgh. School, Edinburgh Academy. Matric. Michs. 1880; Scholar, 1881; (Nat. Sci. Trip., Pt I, 1st Class, 1882; Pt II, 1st Class, 1883); B.A. 1884; M.A. 1893; Litt.D. 1912. Hon. D.C.L., Oxford; Hon. LL.D., Aberdeen. F.R.S. 1916; F.R.S.E.; President, 1934-9. Junior Demonstrator in Physiology, 1883-4. Delegate, Behring Sea Fisheries Conference, 1897; North Sea Conference at Stockholm, 1899, etc. Professor of Natural History (St Andrews University) at University College, Dundee, 1884-1917; at St Andrews, 1917-48. Herbert Spencer Lecturer at Oxford, 1913; Huxley Lecturer at Birmingham, 1917. President of the Classical Association, 1929; of the Scottish Classical Association, 1935. Lowell Lecturer at Boston, Massachusetts C.B., 1898. Knighted, 1937. Gold medal, Linnean Society, 1938. Married, July 4, 1901, Maureen, elder dau. of William Drury, of Dublin, and had issue. Author, Science and the Classics; A Glossary of Greek Birds; A Glossary of Greek Fishes; Form and Growth, etc. Died June 21, 1948, at St Andrews. ( Edinburgh Acad. Reg.; Historical Register, 141; Who's Who; The Times, June 23, 1948.) | D'Arcy Wentworth THOMPSON Approx. lifespan: 18601948 sizar Trinity College adm1880:10:08 s. of D'Arcy Wentworth THOMPSON (1848), of The Crescent, Galway, [ Co. Galway ] (and Fanny GAMGEE dau. of Joseph GAMGEE ) b. Edinburgh, [ Scotland ] 1860:05:02 School Sch: Edinburgh Academy, [ Scotland ] Matric 1880:10MT: Scholar 1881 Nat.Sci.Trip. Pt I, 1st Class 1882 Pt II, 1st Class(1883); BA 1884 MA 1893 LittD 1912 Hon. DCL OX Hon.LLD Aberdeen, [ Aberdeenshire ] FRS 1916 F.R.S.E.; President: 1934-39 Junior Demonstrator in Physiology: 1883-84 Delegate, Behring Sea Fisheries Conference 1897 North Sea Conference Stockholm, [ Sweden ] 1899 etc. Professor of: Natural History Sch: St Andrews University St Andrews, [ Fife ] ) at Sch: University College Dundee, [ Angus ] 1884-1917 ;at St Andrews, [ Fife ] 1917-48 Herbert Spencer Lecturer at: : OX 1913 Huxley Lecturer at: : Birmingham, [ Warwickshire ] 1917 President of: : Classical Association 1929 of Scottish Classical Association 1935 Lowell Lecturer at: : Boston, Massachusetts , USA 1936 CB 1898 Knighted 1937 Gold Medal Linnean Society 1938 m. 1901:07:04 Maureen, elder dau. of William DRURY of Dublin, [ Ireland ] had issue Publ.: Science and the Classics; A Glossary of Greek Birds; A Glossary of Greek Fishes; Form and Growth etc. d. St Andrews, [ Fife ] 1948:06:21 ( Edinburgh Acad. Reg.; Historical Register 141; Who's Who; The Times 1948:06:23) [add:]Photograph: CAS: G.163[:add] |