Thomson, Allen, c 1843-1847
Scope and Contents
Portrait of Allen Thomson. Caption: "Professor Allen Thomson, M.D., D.C.L. 1809-1884. (Biologist)". From an exhibition caption: "Professor Allen Thomas 1809-1884 Biologist, stufied at and was Professor of Physiology at Edinburgh University, 1842 to 1848 Calotype print, Circa 1843-1847".
Dates
- Creation: c 1843-1847
Creator
- From the Collection: Hill, David Octavius, 1802-1870 (Painter and Photographer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848 (Photographer and Engineer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Elliot, Andrew, 1830-1922 ("Senior"; bookseller and publisher) (Compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
From a typed note pasted on the page: "Thomson, Allen (1809-1884), biologist; son of John Thomson (1765-1846) [q. v.]; educated at Edinburgh and Paris; visited the schools and museums of Germany, Holland, and Italy, M.D. Edinburgh, 1830; lectured on physiology and on microscopic anatomy; professor of physiology at Edinburgh, 1842-8, and of anatomy at Glasgow, 1848-77; F.R.S., 1848; president of the British Association, 1876; hon. LL.D. Edinburgh, 1871, Glasgow, 1877; hon D.C.L. Oxford, 1832; the first of the great biologists of the century; anatomist rather than physiologist. [lvi. 233]".
Full Extent
1 photograph
Physical Location
Originally from Volume VI, p. 462. Now in grey box no. 4.
General
LUNA Work Record ID: 0012172
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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