# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/d-arcy-wentworth-thompson
# Generated: 2026-08-15T07:42:33.441Z

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name: "D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson"
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description: "Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson CB FRS FRSE was a Scottish biologist, classicist and mathematician. He was a pioneer of mathematical and theoretical biology, travelled on expeditions to the Bering Strait and held the position of Professor of Natural History at University College, Dundee for 32 years, then at St Andrews for 31 years. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, was knighted, and received the Darwin Medal and the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal."
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birthDate: "1860-05-02"
deathDate: "1948-06-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump