Donald Thomson Scientist

Donald Fergusson Thomson, OBE (26 June 1901 – 12 May 1970) was an Australian anthropologist and ornithologist who was largely responsible for turning the Caledon Bay crisis into a "decisive moment in the history of Aboriginal-European relations." He is remembered as a friend of the Yolngu people, and as a champion of understanding, by non-Indigenous Australians, of the culture and society of Indigenous Australians.

Personal facts

Donald Thomson
Birth dateJune 26, 1901
Birth place
Australia , Melbourne , Brighton Victoria
Date of deathMay 12, 1970
Place of death
Australia , Melbourne
Education
University of Sydney
University of Melbourne
Known for
Pintupi
Wik Mungkan language
Yolngu people

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Scientist

academic advisor
Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
Field of study
Aboriginal Australians

Donald Thomson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3799007
  2. http://www.atsic.gov.au/News_Room/ATSIC_News/September_1999/Reconciliation_article.asp
  3. http://www.dropbears.com/brough/Thomson.htm