Thomas Cameron
Thomas Wright Moir Cameron OC FRSC (29 April
1894 – 1 January 1980) was a Canadian veterinarian Thomas Wright Moir Cameron
OC FRSC
and parasitologist.
Born Thomas Wright Moir Cameron
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he received a Bachelor of 29 April 1894
Science degree in veterinary science, a Master of Arts Glasgow, Scotland
degree in parasitology, a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Died 1 January 1980 (aged 85)
degree in parasitology, and a Doctor of Science degree Silver Spring, Maryland, US
in zoology from the University of Glasgow and
Nationality Canadian
University of Edinburgh.[1] During World War I, he
served with the Highland Light Infantry and as a Alma mater University of Glasgow
captain in the Royal Flying Corps. University of Edinburgh
Awards Flavelle Medal (1957)
After completing his PhD he held posts at the Institute
Scientific career
of Agricultural Parasitology, London (1923–1925), and
Fields Parasitology
the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
(1925–1932). In 1932, he emigrated to Canada to Thesis On the Intestinal Parasites of
assume the position of Professor of Parasitology, and Sheep and Other Ruminants in
was appointed the founding director of the Institute of Scotland (https://www.era.lib.ed.a
Parasitology at Macdonald College, McGill c.uk/handle/1842/12136) (1923)
University.[2]
He served as president of the Royal Society of Canada (1957–1958), Canadian Society of Microbiologists
(1960), Canadian Society of Zoologists (1961–1962), and the World Federation of Parasitologists (1964–
1970).
He is the author of The Parasites of Man in Temperate Climates (University of Toronto Press, 1946), The
Parasites of Domestic Animals: A Manual for Veterinary Students and Surgeons (Lippincott, 1951), and
Parasites and Parasitism (Methuen, 1956).
Honours
In 1972, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions to the advancement of
science".[3] In 1957, he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. He also received the
Canadian Centennial Medal. In 1960, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science from the University
of British Columbia.[4]
References
1. Cameron, Thomas Wright Moir (1927). "Studies in economic helminthology" (https://era.ed.a
c.uk/handle/1842/30061). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. Margolis, L. (1981). "Thomas Wright Moir Cameron: (1894–1980)". The Journal of
Parasitology. 67 (1): 113–115. JSTOR 3280789 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/3280789).
3. "Order of Canada citation" (https://archive.today/20070311073715/http://www.gg.ca/honour
s/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=1868). Archived from the
original (http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc
&id=1868) on 11 March 2007.
4. "Honorary Degree Citations" (http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/hdcites/hdcites5.html).
University of British Columbia.
Ole Nielsen (2002). "Veterinarians, the Royal Society of Canada, and the future of veterinary
medicine: Part 1" (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC339919). The Canadian
Veterinary Journal. 43 (12): 962–967. PMC 339919 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl
es/PMC339919). PMID 12561691 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12561691).
James H. Marsh (1985). The Canadian Encyclopedia (https://archive.org/details/canadianen
cyclop01mars). Hurtig. ISBN 0-88830-269-X.
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