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An engraving by William Rogers c. 1600. Edward Wotton (1492 – 5 October 1555) was an English physician, born in Oxford, credited with starting the modern study of zoology, by separating out much of the fanciful and folkloric additions that had been added over time to the body of zoological knowledge.
Shuker received a BSc (Hons) in zoology from the University of Leeds and a PhD in zoology and comparative physiology from the University of Birmingham.He is a Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, a consultant for the Centre for Fortean Zoology, and a member of the Society of Authors.
Zoology (UK: / z u ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i / zoo-OL-ə-jee, US: / z oʊ ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i / zoh-OL-ə-jee) [1] is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the structure , embryology , classification , habits , and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct , and how they interact with their ecosystems .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist (born 1928) For other people named James Watson, see James Watson (disambiguation). James Watson Watson in 2012 Born James Dewey Watson (1928-04-06) April 6, 1928 (age 96) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Education University of Chicago (BS ...
Thomas Stewart Traill (1781–1862), Scottish doctor and naturalist, [387] specialist in medical jurisprudence; Abraham Trembley (1710–1784), Swiss naturalist, known for being the first to study freshwater polyps; Melchior Treub (1851–1910), Dutch botanist [388] who worked on plants of south-east Asia
Her Doctor of Philosophy degree was awarded by the University of Chicago in 1950, becoming only the third Black woman zoologist in the country. [4] Her mentor was Alfred E. Emerson . [ 3 ] Her dissertation was Difference in toleration of drying between species of termites (Reticulitermes) , [ 5 ] with an article based on this work in Ecology ...
Thomas has supervised several Doctor of Philosophy students including Graham Taylor, [17] Simon Walker [18] and Richard Bomphrey. [19] Thomas was a British champion in paragliding in 2006 and 2009. [20] He is an executive board member of the British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association. [2]
Among his other honors are a Linnean Medal for zoology from the Linnean Society of London, awarded in 1973. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1973. [ 5 ] He was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Science) by the University of Bath in 1974. [ 6 ]