Peter Thomson
Creator
Date
c. 1872
Identifier
Dunedin Naturalists’ Field Club Archives
Publisher
Unpublished
Abstract
In 1862, Peter Thomson (1823-79) arrived in Dunedin from St Andrews, Scotland with his first wife and three children. He worked at the Otago Daily Times and the Otago Witness as a proof-reader. In 1871, he suggested that ‘gentlemen [who] associated for the purpose of studying the natural history of the district surrounding Dunedin’ should form an interest group. The first field trip to the Leith Valley took place in September. In October 1872 the first official meeting of the Dunedin Naturalists’ Field Club (DNFC) was held at the Otago Museum. J. S. Webb was duly elected first president, and the rules were decided upon; one of which was ‘Ladies are eligible for membership’.
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Citation
Unknown, “Peter Thomson,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 7, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/8702.