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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.
Sir C. Wyville Thomson (born March 5, 1830, Bonsyde, West Lothian, Scotland—died March 10, 1882, Bonsyde) was a Scottish naturalist who was one of the first marine biologists to describe life in the ocean depths.
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Mar 5, 2022 · On March 5, 1830, Scottish natural historian and marine zoologist Charles Wyville Thomson was born. Thomson served as the chief scientist on the famous Challenger expedition surveying and exploring the oceans for more than 130.000 km between 1872 and 1876. Thomson ‘s work there revolutionized oceanography.
May 21, 2018 · THOMSON, SIR CHARLES WYVILLE (b. Bonsyde, Linlithgow, Scotland, 5 March 1830; d. Bonsyde, 10 March 1882)natural history, oceanography.Thomson was the son of Andrew Thomson, a surgeon in the East India Company. His earliest education was at Merchiston Castle School.
Feb 5, 2021 · The Challenger was led by naval captain George Nares and chief scientist Charles Wyville Thomson, who would later be knighted for his work on the expedition.
Mar 6, 2022 · THIS week sees the 140th anniversary of the death of Sir Charles Wyville Thomson, a Scottish scientist that most modern Scots have probably not heard of but who was famed across the world in his Victorian day.
Charles Wyville Thomson was born on 5 March 1830. He attended school in Edinburgh before gaining a degree in medicine at the University of Edinburgh. After teaching botany at the University of Aberdeen he became a professor at Queen’s University of Belfast before going back to Edinburgh.
