D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860 - 1948)

Born 2 May 1860 in Edinburgh, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Ada Maureen Drury — married 1901 in Stoke Bishop, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Died 21 Jun 1948 at age 88 in St Andrews, Scotland

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Biography

Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson CB FRS FRSE (2 May 1860 – 21 June 1948) was a Scottish biologist, mathematician and classics scholar. He was a pioneer of mathematical biology, travelled on expeditions to the Bering Strait and held the position of Professor of Natural History at University College, Dundee for 32 years, then at St Andrews for 31 years. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, was knighted, and received the Darwin Medal and the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal. Thompson is remembered as the author of the 1917 book On Growth and Form, which led the way for the scientific explanation of morphogenesis, the process by which patterns and body structures are formed in plants and animals.

Early Life: Thompson was born at 3 Brandon Street[1] in Edinburgh to Fanny Gamgee (sister of Joseph Gamgee) and D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1829–1902), Classics Master at Edinburgh Academy and later Professor of Greek at Queen's College, Galway.[2][a] His mother, Fanny Gamgee (1840–1860) died 9 days after his birth[3] as a result of complications[4] and he was brought up by his maternal grandfather Joseph Gamgee (1801–1895),[5] a veterinary surgeon.[4] He lived with his grandfather and uncle, John Gamgee, at 12 Castle Terrace, facing north onto Edinburgh Castle.[6] He was also nephew to Sampson Gamgee. ^[1]

Birth

Name: D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 02 May 1860

Birthplace: EDINBURGH PARISH,EDINBURGH,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND

Father's Name: D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

Mother's Name: Fanny Gamgee^[2]

"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 "D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, 02 May 1860; EDINBURGH PARISH,EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND." ^[2]

Marriage

Name: d'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 4 Jul 1901

Event Place: Stoke Bishop, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Event Place (Original): Stoke-Bishop, Gloucester, England

Gender: Male

Age: 41

Birth Year (Estimated): 1860

Father's Name: d'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

Spouse's Name: Ada Maureen Drury

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 29

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1872

Spouse's Father's Name: William Kingsbury Drury ^[3]

"William Kingsbury Drury in entry for d'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, 1901" ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson". Added by Grant McDuling August 2020.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} LDS: Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, database, Family Search "D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, EDINBURGH PARISH,EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND. Added by Grant McDuling December 2019.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} LDA: England Marriages, 1538–1973, database, FamilySearch [1]. Added by Grant McDuling August 2020.

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