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Charles Wyville Thomson

Scottish marine zoologist (1830-1882).

Born March 5th, 1830 in Scotland, Linlithgow.

Died March 10th, 1882 at 52 years old in Linlithgow.

Occupations
biologist, botanical collector, botanist, explorer, geologist, marine biologist, naturalist, oceanographer, scientific collector, university teacher, zoologist

Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz