Keith Stewart Thomson
Encyclopedia
Keith Stewart Thomson is currently a senior research fellow of the American Philosophical Society
and an emeritus professor of natural history at the University of Oxford
. He was appointed director of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History
in July 1998. In 1987 he was appointed president of the Academy of Natural Sciences
in Philadelphia, the oldest American natural history institution. He had earlier been a dean at Yale University
and director of Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History.
He is the author of several books and essays that deal with paleontology
, the history of science
and evolution
.
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743, and located in Philadelphia, Pa., is an eminent scholarly organization of international reputation, that promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications,...
and an emeritus professor of natural history at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He was appointed director of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History, sometimes known simply as the Oxford University Museum, is a museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's natural history specimens, located on Parks Road in Oxford, England. It also contains a lecture theatre which is used by the...
in July 1998. In 1987 he was appointed president of the Academy of Natural Sciences
Academy of Natural Sciences
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, formerly Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the New World...
in Philadelphia, the oldest American natural history institution. He had earlier been a dean at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
and director of Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History.
He is the author of several books and essays that deal with paleontology
Paleontology
Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...
, the history of science
History of science
The history of science is the study of the historical development of human understandings of the natural world and the domains of the social sciences....
and evolution
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
.