Thomas Thomson (botanist)

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Thomas Thomson (4 December 1817 – 18 April 1878) was a Scottish surgeon with the British East India Company before becoming a botanist. He was a friend of Joseph Dalton Hooker and helped write the first volume of Flora Indica.

He was born in Glasgow the son of Thomas Thomson, chemistry professor at Glasgow University. He became Superintendent of the Honourable East India Company's Botanic Garden at Calcutta and was the Naturalist to and Member of the Tibet Mission. He was also a Surgeon in the Bengal Army. He died in Calcutta, India, on 18 April 1878.

The standard author abbreviation Thomson is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

References

↑ "Author Query for 'Thomson'". International Plant Names Index.

External links

"Thomson, Thomas (1817-1878)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. Check date values in: |date= (help)
www.unb.ca/herbarium/notes.html

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 24688738 LCCN: no2001048755 ISNI: 0000 0000 8103 3517 GND: 117351946 BNF: cb124107604

Persondata
Name	Thomson, Thomas
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish botanist
Date of birth	1817
Place of birth	Glasgow
Date of death	1878
Place of death	Calcutta

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