Arthur Saunders Thomson (1816–1860) was a notable New Zealand military surgeon, medical scientist, writer and historian. He was born in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland in 1816.[1] Thompson's book The Story of New Zealand: Past and Present, Savage and Civilized (1859) is generally considered to be the first scholarly history of the island country.[2]
References[]
- ↑ Belgrave, Michael. "Arthur Saunders Thomson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1t95. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ Boyd, Kelly (1999). Encyclopedia of historians and historical writing. Chicago: Taylor & Francis. p. 870. ISBN 978-1-884964-33-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=0121vD9STIMC&pg=PA870#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
External links[]
- The Story of New Zealand: Past and Present, Savage and Civilized. London: John Murray (1859).
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