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Hugh Hamshaw Thomas

British botanist and historian of science (1885-1962)
Person human Q950806

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
May 29, 1885
Date of death
June 30, 1962
Place of birth
Wrexham
Place of death
Cambridge
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
botanist, paleontologist, historian of science, paleobotanist
Field of work
paleobotany[10]
Position held
President of the British Society for the History of Science, President of the Linnean Society of London[11][12]
Educated at
The Groves Academy, Downing College[13][14]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Darwin–Wallace Medal, Linnean Medal, Member of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, Fellow of the Geological Society of London, Order of the Nile[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Student of
Albert Charles Seward, Alfred Gabriel Nathorst[28][29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[30]
Family name
Thomas[26]
Given name
Hugh[27]
Member of
Royal Society, British Society for the History of Science[22][23]
Residence
United Kingdom[25]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 18
VIAF cluster ID
307167029
GND ID
1047672677
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Hugh Hamshaw Thomas British Mycological Society 1913 a.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
74398
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID
1963.0015
Botanist author abbreviation
H.H.Thomas
Dictionary of Welsh Biography ID
s2-THOM-HAM-1885
Freebase ID
/m/03m6q7z
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
77629
IPNI author ID
10593-1
Museo Galileo authority ID
13305
NUKAT ID
n2017065233
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp141990
Open Library ID
OL5733216A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
36476
SNARC ID
René Depestre
Te Papa agent ID
68539
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfxc4VrjwVrkGKvDJH6Kd

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Award received 5
Fellow of the Royal Society, Linnean Medal, Order of the Nile, Darwin–Wallace Medal, Member of the Order of the British Empire
Occupation 3
botanist, paleontologist, historian of science
Student of 2
Albert Charles Seward, Alfred Gabriel Nathorst
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Downing College
Family name 1
Thomas
Field of work 1
paleobotany
Given name 1
Hugh
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Royal Society
Place of birth 1
Wrexham
Place of death 1
Cambridge
Residence 1
United Kingdom
SNARC ID 1
René Depestre
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Hugh Hamshaw Thomas was born on May 29, 1885[1], in Wrexham[2]. He died on June 30, 1962[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], paleontologist[6], historian of science[7], and paleobotanist[8].

FAQs

Where was Hugh Hamshaw Thomas born?

Hugh Hamshaw Thomas's place of birth was Wrexham[2].

Where did Hugh Hamshaw Thomas die?

Hugh Hamshaw Thomas died in Cambridge[4].

What did Hugh Hamshaw Thomas do for work?

Hugh Hamshaw Thomas worked as a botanist[5], paleontologist[6], historian of science[7], and paleobotanist[8].

Where did Hugh Hamshaw Thomas go to school?

Hugh Hamshaw Thomas was educated at The Groves Academy[13] and Downing College[14].

What awards did Hugh Hamshaw Thomas receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[15], Darwin–Wallace Medal[16], Linnean Medal[17], and Member of the Order of the British Empire[18].

Related Entities

Cambridge paleobotany United Kingdom

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  1. [2] ↑ . biography.wales. biography.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . biography.wales. biography.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . biography.wales. biography.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . bshs.org.uk. bshs.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . biography.wales. biography.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . biography.wales. biography.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . linnean.org. Retrieved . linnean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . jstor.org. jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . cambridge.org. cambridge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . biography.wales. biography.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . biography.wales. biography.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . cambridge.org. cambridge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . cambridge.org. cambridge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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