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{{Infobox rai-fellow | {{Infobox rai-fellow | ||
| first_name = John | | first_name = John | ||
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| birth_date = 1837 | | birth_date = 1837 | ||
| death_date = 1921 | | death_date = 1921 | ||
| − | | address = Singapore c/o John Simpson Esq., Messrs Duncan and Flockhart, 52 North Bridge Edinburgh | + | | address = Singapore c/o John Simpson Esq., Messrs Duncan and Flockhart, 52 North Bridge Edinburgh<br />70a Grosvenor Street, W [1892] |
| occupation = photographer | | occupation = photographer | ||
| elected_ESL = 1866 | | elected_ESL = 1866 | ||
| elected_ASL = | | elected_ASL = | ||
| elected_AI = 1866 | | elected_AI = 1866 | ||
| + | 1892.11.08 | ||
| elected_APS = | | elected_APS = | ||
| elected_LAS = | | elected_LAS = | ||
| membership = ESL, AI Ordinary Fellow | | membership = ESL, AI Ordinary Fellow | ||
| − | | left = | + | | left = 1894.01 last listed |
| clubs = | | clubs = | ||
| − | | societies = | + | | societies = Royal Geographical Society |
}} | }} | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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=== House Notes === | === House Notes === | ||
| − | not in a1<br />check - he might have taken the photo of the king of siam in the barnard davis album, and possibly others in it<br /> | + | not in a1<br />check - he might have taken the photo of the king of siam in the barnard davis album, and possibly others in it<br /><br />1892.10.23 proposed for election at next meeting |
=== Notes From Elsewhere === | === Notes From Elsewhere === | ||
| − | John Thomson (14 June 1837 – 29 September 1921) was a pioneering Scottish photographer, geographer and traveller. He was one of the first photographers to travel to the Far East, documenting the people, landscapes and artifacts of eastern cultures. Upon returning home, his work among the street people of London cemented his reputation, and is regarded as a classic instance of social documentary which laid the foundations for photojournalism. He went on to become a portrait photographer of High Society in Mayfair, gaining the Royal Warrant in 1881. | + | John Thomson (14 June 1837 – 29 September 1921) was a pioneering Scottish photographer, geographer and traveller. He was one of the first photographers to travel to the Far East, documenting the people, landscapes and artifacts of eastern cultures. Upon returning home, his work among the street people of London cemented his reputation, and is regarded as a classic instance of social documentary which laid the foundations for photojournalism. He went on to become a portrait photographer of High Society in Mayfair, gaining the Royal Warrant in 1881.<br /><br />Thomson had moved his studio from Buckingham Palace Road, Belgravia to Mayfair in the early 1880s and remained at 70a Grosvenor Street until 1905, when the studio moved to nearby New Bond Street |
== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
=== External Publications === | === External Publications === | ||
| − | + | China: the land and its people, 1873<br /><br />Through China with a camera, 1898<br /><br />The antiquities of Cambodia<br /> | |
=== House Publications === | === House Publications === | ||
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=== Other Material === | === Other Material === | ||
| + | original photos at Wellcome; also RGS | ||
Revision as of 07:03, 28 May 2020
John Thomson
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| Born | 1837 | ||||||||||
| Died | 1921 | ||||||||||
| Residence |
Singapore c/o John Simpson Esq., Messrs Duncan and Flockhart, 52 North Bridge Edinburgh 70a Grosvenor Street, W [1892] | ||||||||||
| Occupation | photographer | ||||||||||
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Contents
Notes
Office Notes
House Notes
not in a1
check - he might have taken the photo of the king of siam in the barnard davis album, and possibly others in it
1892.10.23 proposed for election at next meeting
Notes From Elsewhere
John Thomson (14 June 1837 – 29 September 1921) was a pioneering Scottish photographer, geographer and traveller. He was one of the first photographers to travel to the Far East, documenting the people, landscapes and artifacts of eastern cultures. Upon returning home, his work among the street people of London cemented his reputation, and is regarded as a classic instance of social documentary which laid the foundations for photojournalism. He went on to become a portrait photographer of High Society in Mayfair, gaining the Royal Warrant in 1881.
Thomson had moved his studio from Buckingham Palace Road, Belgravia to Mayfair in the early 1880s and remained at 70a Grosvenor Street until 1905, when the studio moved to nearby New Bond Street
Publications
External Publications
China: the land and its people, 1873
Through China with a camera, 1898
The antiquities of Cambodia
House Publications
Related Material Details
RAI Material
Other Material
original photos at Wellcome; also RGS
