| Thomas Wright Moir Cameron | |
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| Born | April 29, 1894 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | January 1, 1980 (aged 85) Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Fields | Parasitology |
Thomas Wright Moir Cameron, OC, FRSC (April 29, 1894 – January 1, 1980) was a Canadian veterinarian and parasitologist.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he received a Bachelor of Science in veterinary science, a Master of Arts in parasitology, a Ph.D. in parasitology, and a Doctor of Science in zoology from the University of Glasgow and University of Edinburgh. During World War I, he served with the Highland Light Infantry and as a captain in the Royal Flying Corps. In 1932, he was appointed the founding director of the Institute of Parasitology at Macdonald College, McGill University.
He served as president of the Royal Society of Canada (1957–1958), Canadian Society of Microbiologists (1960), Canadian Society of Zoologists (1961–1962), and the World Federation of Parasitologists (1964–1970).
He is the author of The Parasites of Man in Temperate Climates (University of Toronto Press, 1946), The Parasites of Domestic Animals: A Manual for Veterinary Students and Surgeons (Lippincott, 1951), and Parasites and parasitism (Methuen, 1956).
In 1972, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions to the advancement of science". [1] In 1957, he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. He also received the Canadian Centennial Medal. In 1960, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of British Columbia.[2]
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| Preceded by William Archibald Mackintosh |
President of the Royal Society of Canada 1957–1958 |
Succeeded by Pierre Daviault |