William Francis Thompson

William Francis Thompson (born St. Cloud, Minnesota 1888, died 7 November 1965)[1] was an American ichthyologist and fisheries scientist.

For other people named William Thompson, see William Thompson (disambiguation).
William Francis Thompson
Born1888
St. Cloud, Minnesota
DiedNovember 7, 1965
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford University
Known forResearch on Pacific halibut and Fraser River sockeye salmon
Scientific career
FieldsIchthyology, Fisheries science
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington, Pacific Salmon Commission
ThesisThe biology of the halibut, with particular reference to marking experiments (1930)

He researched the exploitation and management of the stocks of Pacific halibut[2] for the fisheries department in British Columbia in the early 20th century, as well as the restoration Fraser River sockeye salmon run in the mid twentieth century.[1]

Thompson attended Stanford University for his doctoral research. His dissertation was titled, The biology of the halibut, with particular reference to marking experiments.[3] He completed the research for his dissertation in 1930 at the Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove, California. Thompson was the director of the School of Fisheries at the University of Washington from 1934, and between 1937 and 1943 he was the director of the international Pacific Salmon Commission working in Canada and Alaska. He founded the Fisheries Research Institute of the University of Washington in 1947. Thompson retired in 1958 at the age of 70.[4]

See also
  • Category:Taxa named by William Francis Thompson

References
  1. Richard J. Dunn (2001). "William Francis Thompson (1888–1965): a Preeminent Fishery Biologist of the Early and Mid Twentieth Century" (PDF). Marine Fisheries Review. 63 (2): 1–4.
  2. Richard J Dunn (2001). "William Francis Thompson (1888-1965) and his pioneering studies of the Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis". Marine Fisheries Review. 63 (2): 5–14.
  3. William Francis Thompson (1930), The biology of the halibut, with particular reference to marking experiments (Doctoral thesis), Wikidata Q115063396
  4. "William Francis Thompson". Thompson Senechal family. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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