Thomas Edward
1814–86
Scottish shoemaker and naturalist. Shoemaker in Banff until 1875. Collected, mounted, and exhibited local zoological specimens. Curator of a museum in Banff. Opened an unsuccessful museum of natural history in Aberdeen. Contributed to the Zoologist. Elected an associate of the Linnean Society of London, 1866.
Sources
Book of Scotsmen
List of the Linnean Society of London 1866
Zoologist 3d ser. 1 (1877): 71–6, 10 (1886): 238–9.
Bibliography
Book of Scotsmen: The book of Scotsmen eminent for achievements in arms and arts, church and state, law, legislation, and literature, commerce, science, travel, and philanthropy. Compiled and arranged by Joseph Irving. Paisley: Alexander Gardner. 1881.
List of the Linnean Society of London. London: [Linnean Society of London]. 1805–1939.
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