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Sir C. Wyville Thomson: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Sir Charles Wyville Thomson
Born March 5, 1830 • Scotland
Died March 10, 1882 (aged 52) • Scotland
Subjects Of Study invertebrate • ocean • temperature
Role In Challenger Expedition

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C. Wyville Thomson, 1877.
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Murray, Sir John
Sir John Murray
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David Douglas
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Charles Darwin
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Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
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Sir Joseph Banks, engraving by Ridley, 1802
Sir Joseph Banks
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Philip Henry Gosse, portrait miniature by W. Gosse, 1839; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Philip Henry Gosse
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Bates, H.W.
H.W. Bates
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Alfred Newton
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David Livingstone
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John Rae
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Macgregor Laird
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Mitchell, Sir Thomas Livingstone
Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell
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Thomson, Joseph
Joseph Thomson
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Alexander Gordon Laing, engraving
Alexander Gordon Laing
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