| Code | PX1052 |
| Dates | 1860-1948 |
| Person Name | Thompson; Sir; D'Arcy Wentworth (1860-1948); Zoologist |
| Surname | Thompson |
| Forenames | D'Arcy Wentworth |
| PreTitle | Sir |
| Epithet | Zoologist |
| Activity | Thompson, though never an experimentalist and only infrequently committed to fieldwork, had considerable overall success in natural history studies and as a teacher. His lasting fame rests almost entirely on his book On Growth and Form, one of the most celebrated literary works ever produced by a scientist. Departing from the more usual specialized endeavors of his day, Thompson's masterwork investigates the commonalities that one can identify in biological form, and how these observe basic principles of mathematics and physics; it had a profound influence on twentieth century studies in fields ranging as widely as architecture, biology, engineering, and art. Thompson's father was a teacher of classics, and Thompson engaged the same interest in many of his own associations and writings as well--for example, in his compiled glossaries of Greek birds and fishes, and translations of Aristotle.
1877 attended University of Edinburgh as a medical student. 1884 - 1948 professor of botany, and later natural history at University College, Dundee (later St. Andrews). 1885 elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 1896 - 1897 visits Pribilof Islands to investigate seal fishery there. 1898 made Companion of the Order of Bath for his work on seal fishery. 1898 - 1939 member of the fishery board in Scotland. 1902 - 1947 served on the Conseil Permanent International pour l'Exploration de la mer. 1902 - 1947 editor of 'Bulletin Statistique'. 1916 made a fellow of the Royal Society of London. 1928 made president of the classical association. 1931 - 1933 vice president of the Royal Society of London. 1934 - 1939 president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 1936 president of the Scottish classical association. 1937 knighted. 1938 awarded the Linnean Society's Gold Medal. 1942 made president of the Scottish Royal Geographical Society. |
| RefNo | Title |
| DF/ZOO/200/68/52 | Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth (St. Andrews) |
| DF/ZOO/200/70/60 | Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth (St. Andrews) |
| DF/ZOO/233/1/1/102 | Correspondence Te - Th |
| WP/1/2/22 | Alfred Russel Wallace to Violet Wallace, from High-Force Hotel, Middleton-in-Teesdale |
| DF/ZOO/200/36/420 | Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth |
| DF/ZOO/200/32/432 | Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth |
| DF/ZOO/200/31/401-402 | Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth |
| DF/ZOO/200/47/451-453 | Thompson, [D'Arcy Wentworth] |
| DF/ZOO/200/44/499-500 | Thompson, [D'Arcy Wentworth] |
| DF/ZOO/200/46/477-478 | Thompson, D'Arcy [Wentworth] |
| DF/ZOO/235/1/1/1/757 | Thompson, D'Arcy W |
| DF/ZOO/235/1/1/3/208 | Thompson, D’Arcy. W. |
| DF/ZOO/235/1/1/6/232 | Thompson, D’Arcy. Wentworth. |
| DF/ZOO/235/1/1/4/233 | Thompson, D’Arcy. W. |
| DF/ZOO/200/41/434 | Thompson, D'Arcy [Wentworth] |
| DF/ZOO/235/1/1/9/255 | Thompson, D’Arcy Wentworth |
| DF/ZOO/200/35/525-526 | Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth |
| DF/ZOO/235/1/1/7/248 | Thomson, D’Arcy. Wentworth. |
| DF/ZOO/200/43/437-438 | Thompson, D'Arcy [Wentworth] |
| DF/ZOO/200/45/461-462 | Thompson, D'Arcy [Wentworth] |
| DF/ZOO/200/50/346-348 | D'Arcy Thompson |
| DF/ZOO/235/1/1/8/239 | Thompson, D’Arcy. Wentworth |
| DF/ZOO/252/1/3/73 | Thompson, D'arcy Wentworth (Dundee) |
| DF/ZOO/252/1/5/59 | Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth (Dundee) |
| DF/ZOO/252/1/7/66 | Thomspon, D'Arcy Wentworth- (Dundee) |
| DF/ZOO/252/1/7/65 | Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth- (Dundee) |
| DF/ZOO/253/2/50 | Totton, Arthur Knyvett: Correspondence, Thompson, Professor D'A W (Scotland) |
| DF/ZOO/200/72/71 | Thompson, D'arcy W (St Andrews) |
| DF/DIR/932/1/130 | Tensink (Leiden, Netherlands); Thompson, Sir D'Arcy Wentworth, 1860-1948, knight |
| DF/DIR/932/1/59 | Hill, F P; Thompson, Sir D'Arcy Wentworth, 1860-1948, knight |
| DF/ZOO/200/42/388-392 | Thompson, D'Arcy [Wentworth] |
| DF/ZOO/200/48/131 | Thompson, [D'Arcy Wentworth] |
| DF/ZOO/202/2 | 'Miscellaneous documents': letters, lists, memoranda and reports relating to the work of the department, gathered by Dr A Günther |