Charles Wyville Thomson
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Charles Wyville Thomson was a 19th-century Scottish naturalist and marine zoologist best known for leading the pioneering Challenger expedition that laid the foundations of modern oceanography.
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| Charles Wyville Thomson canonical | 6 |
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| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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academic ⓘ human ⓘ marine zoologist ⓘ naturalist ⓘ oceanographer ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Royal Medal ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1830-03-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Linthouse, near Glasgow, Scotland ⓘ |
| contributedTo | evidence against the azoic theory of deep seas ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1882-03-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Bonavista, County Down, Ireland ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| employer |
Queen's College, Cork
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Queen’s University Belfast ⓘ
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Queen's University of Belfast
University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| expeditionEndYear | 1876 ⓘ |
| expeditionStartYear | 1872 ⓘ |
| familyName | Thomson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
marine zoology
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natural history ⓘ oceanography ⓘ |
| fullName | Charles Wyville Thomson self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | FRS ⓘ |
| influenced | development of oceanography as a scientific discipline ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to modern oceanography
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foundational work in deep-sea exploration ⓘ leadership of the Challenger expedition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| ledExpedition | Challenger expedition ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| occupation |
naturalist
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university professor ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at Queen's University of Belfast
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Professor of Natural History at Queen's College, Cork ⓘ Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
The Depths of the Sea
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Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger ⓘ
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The Voyage of the Challenger
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| researchFocus |
bathymetry of the oceans
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deep-sea fauna ⓘ distribution of marine life with depth ⓘ |
| shipUsed | HMS Challenger ⓘ |
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Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger
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Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger
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