sculpin, Cottunculus thomsonii (Günther, 1882) is named after him. See also European and American voyages of scientific exploration References External links 1830 births 1882 deaths 19th-century Scottish scientists 19th-century British zoologists People from Linlithgow People from West Lothian People educated at Merchiston Castle School Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Academics of the University of Aberdeen Academics of Queens College Cork Academics of Queen's University Belfast Academics of the University of Edinburgh Knights Bachelor Royal Medal winners Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellows of the Royal Society Members of the Royal Irish Academy Fellows of the Geological Society of London Fellows of the Linnean Society of London Fellows of the Zoological Society of London Scottish botanists Scottish explorers Scottish geologists Scottish knights Scottish marine biologists Marine zoologists 19th-century Scottish medical doctors Scottish naturalists Scottish non-fiction writers Scottish travel writers Scottish zoologists