-
Login | Register
The Catalogue will be unavailable 14 February 2010 between 7:00am and 9:00pm (AEDT) due to routine maintenance. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Provided by The Australian Dictionary of Biography

THOMSON, DONALD FINLAY FERGUSSON (1901-1970), anthropologist and zoologist, was born on 26 June 1901 at Brighton, Melbourne, second child of Harry Alexander Fergusson Thomson, a Scottish-born musician, and his wife Isabelle Alice, née Davies, who came from England. Donald had a childhood passion for natural history and went on forays to collect birds' eggs. Inspired by Sir Robert Scott, he dreamed of joining polar expeditions. The 'born adventurer' initially proceeded from Scotch College to the University of Melbourne (B.Sc., 1925; D.Sc., 1934). While there, he asked Sir Baldwin Spencer to obtain him a place on (Sir) Hubert Wilkins's expedition to northern Australia. Persuaded to complete his degree first, he prepared himself for future field-work by learning photography. After graduating he was employed as a journalist on the Herald.

Author: Howard Morphy

Click here to see the full biography
Showing 1 - 20 of 24 Results for author:"Thomson, Donald F. (Donald Fergusson), 1901-1970"
Sort by:
 
 
New search | User lists | Site news | Site feedback | Ask a librarian | Help
-

Members of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori communities are advised that this catalogue contains names and images of deceased people. All users of the catalogue should also be aware that certain words, terms or descriptions may be culturally sensitive and may be considered inappropriate today, but may have reflected the author's/creator's attitude or that of the period in which they were written.