Thomas Wright Moir Cameron (29 April 1894 – 1 January 1980) was a Canadian
veterinarian and
parasitologist.
Born in
Glasgow, Scotland, he received a
Bachelor of Science degree in veterinary science, a
Master of Arts degree in parasitology, a
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in parasitology, and a
Doctor of Science degree in zoology from the
University of Glasgow and
University of Edinburgh. During
World War I, he served with the
Highland Light Infantry and as a captain in the
Royal Flying Corps
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After completing his PhD he held posts at the Institute of Agricultural Parasitology, London (1923–1925), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (1925–1932). In 1932, he emigrated to Canada to assume the position of Professor of Parasitology, and was appointed the founding director of the Institute of Parasitology at
Macdonald College,
McGill University.
He served as president of the
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; french: Société royale du Canada, SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada (French: ''Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada''), is the senior national, bil ...
(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". 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.
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1894 births
1980 deaths
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Alumni of the University of Glasgow
Anglophone Quebec people
British Army personnel of World War I
British expatriate academics in Canada
Canadian veterinarians
Male veterinarians
Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
Highland Light Infantry officers
Academic staff of McGill University
Officers of the Order of Canada
Canadian parasitologists
Royal Flying Corps officers
British emigrants to Canada
Presidents of the Canadian Society of Zoologists
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