Adamson, Alastair Martin

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Birth 1901
Death 1945
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Male
English,

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Alastair Martin Adamson was born in Scotland in 1901 and trained in zoology at the University of St. Andrews. On completion of his studies, he was appointed Assistant in Zoology to Professor D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson at St. Andrews and they developed a life-long friendship. In 1933 he was appointed Senior Lecturer and head of the Department of Entomology of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture (ICTA), St. Augustine. While on staff at ICTA he obtained his Ph. D Degree from the University of California and was promoted to the rank of Professor. He served on the staff of ICTA until his death in 1945.

From the description of The Martin Adamson Papers : from the D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson Collection, 1923-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 47884874

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