Thomas Douglas (Dougal) Victor Swinscow | |
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Born | Stroud, Gloucestershire | July 10, 1917
Died | October 24, 1992 Exeter, Devon | (aged 75)
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | St Thomas's Hospital Medical School; University of London |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Editorial team of British Medical Journal; lichenology |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Swinscow |
Thomas Douglas (Dougal) Victor Swinscow (1917–1992) was the founder of the British Lichen Society and the scientific journal The Lichenologist. He was also a member of the editorial team of the British Medical Journal and deputy editor from 1964 until 1977.[1]