Charles Wyville Thomson

Sir
Charles Wyville Thomson
FRSE FRS FLS FGS FZS
Black and white portrait photograph of Sir Charles Wyville Thomson taken in 2934. He is smartly dressed and has a beard.
Undated photograph of Thomson
Born
Wyville Thomas Charles Thomson

(1830-03-05)5 March 1830
Linlithgow, Scotland[2]
Died10 March 1882(1882-03-10) (aged 52)
Linlithgow, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Alma mater
Known forChallenger expedition
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsMarine zoology
Institutions
Bust of Thomson by John Hutchison

Sir Charles Wyville Thomson FRSE FRS FLS FGS FZS (5 March 1830 – 10 March 1882) was a Scottish natural historian and marine zoologist. He served as the chief scientist on the Challenger expedition; his work there revolutionized oceanography and led to his being knighted.

  1. ^ Rice, A. L. (2004). "Thomson, Sir Charles Wyville (1830–1882)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27295. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Sir C. Wyville Thomson". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2002. Retrieved 6 September 2015.