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Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860–1948), FRSE

David Shanks Ewart (1901–1965)

The Royal Society of Edinburgh

Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860–1948), FRSE

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D'Arcy attended Edinburgh Academy and entered Edinburgh University as a medical student in 1877. In 1879 he went to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took the Natural Science Tripos and in 1884 was appointed Professor of Biology at University College, Dundee. There he encouraged the study of arctic zoology through contact with the whaling captains who operated from Dundee. In 1917 he was translated to the Senior Chair of Natural History in the United College of St Andrews. In the same year his famous book 'On Growth and Form' was published but quickly went out of print. He served on many public bodies such as the Anglo-American Commission of Enquiry on the Bering Sea Seal Fishery and the Fishery Board for Scotland.

The Royal Society of Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Title

Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860–1948), FRSE

Date

1938

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 212.2 x W 116 cm

Accession number

PCF05

Acquisition method

commissioned by subscription, 1938

Work type

Painting

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David Shanks Ewart

1901–1965

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