John Walter Thomson

John Walter Thomson
BornJuly 9, 1913
Cockenzie, Scotland
DiedFebruary 20, 2009 (2009-02-21) (aged 95)
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Alma materColumbia University
University of Wisconsin
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsUniversity of Wisconsin
Thesis Relic Prairie Areas in Central Wisconsin[1]
Doctoral advisorNorman C. Fassett
Doctoral studentsBill Culberson[2]
Mason Hale
Author abbrev. (botany)J.W.Thomson

John Walter Thomson Jr. (1913–2009) was a Scottish-born American botanist and lichenologist, sometimes referred to as the "Dean of North American Lichens".[3]

  1. ^ Thomson, John W. (1940). "Relic Prairie Areas in Central Wisconsin". Ecological Monographs. 10 (4): 685–717. Bibcode:1940EcoM...10..685T. doi:10.2307/1943556. ISSN 0012-9615. JSTOR 1943556. (abridgment of Thomson's 1939 Ph.D. thesis, 123 pages)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ahti was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Bennett, John (March 10, 2009). "Lichenologist John Walter Thomson (1913–2009)". Botanical Electronic News (405).