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	He was promoted Surgeon on 1 December 1853 and Surgeon Major on 21 December 1859.		He was promoted Surgeon on 1 December 1853 and Surgeon Major on 21 December 1859.

	He became Superintendent of the [[Honourable East India Company]]'s [[Indian Botanical Gardens\|Botanic Garden at Calcutta]] and was the Naturalist to and Member of the Tibet Mission. He was appointed a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1855 and retired 25 September 1863. In 1866 he was awarded the [[Royal Geographical Society]]'s [[Founder's Medal]].<ref> {{cite web\|url=http://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/C5962519-882A-4C67-803D-0037308C756D/0/GoldMedallists18322011.pdf\| title=List of Past Gold Medal Winners\|publisher= Royal Geographical Society\|accessdate = 24 August ~~2022~~}} </ref>		He became Superintendent of the [[Honourable East India Company]]'s [[Indian Botanical Gardens\|Botanic Garden at Calcutta]] and was the Naturalist to and Member of the Tibet Mission. He was appointed a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1855 and retired 25 September 1863. In 1866 he was awarded the [[Royal Geographical Society]]'s [[Founder's Medal]].<ref> {{cite web\|url=http://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/C5962519-882A-4C67-803D-0037308C756D/0/GoldMedallists18322011.pdf\| title=List of Past Gold Medal Winners\|publisher= Royal Geographical Society\|accessdate = 24 August 2015}} </ref>

	He died in London, England, on 18 April 1878.<ref name=Obituary>[https://archive.org/details/s572id13663840/page/n137/mode/2up?q=Thomson Obituary]. in ''The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society''. Volume 48. pages cxxxvii- cxliii. 1878</ref><ref>Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930 by D. G. Crawford</ref>		He died in London, England, on 18 April 1878.<ref name=Obituary>[https://archive.org/details/s572id13663840/page/n137/mode/2up?q=Thomson Obituary]. in ''The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society''. Volume 48. pages cxxxvii- cxliii. 1878</ref><ref>Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930 by D. G. Crawford</ref>

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'''Thomas Thomson''' (4 December 1817 – 18 April 1878) was a British [[surgeon]] with the [[British East India Company]] before becoming a [[botanist]]. He was a friend of [[Joseph Dalton Hooker]] and helped write the first volume of ''Flora Indica''.

He was born in [[Glasgow]] the son of [[Thomas Thomson (chemist)|Thomas Thomson]], chemistry professor at Glasgow University. He qualified as an M.D. at Glasgow University in 1839, as was appointed Assistant Surgeon in the [[Bengal Army]] 21 December 1839.

He served during the campaign in Afghanistan 1839-1842 being present at the capture of [[Ghazni]] in 1839 and was taken prisoner at Ghazni in March 1842 but was released 21 September 1842. He served in the Sutlej campaign, 1845–46, being present at Firuzshahr, and in the second Sikh war, 1848–49.

During 1847–48, Thomson served on the Kashmir Boundary Commission under the leadership of [[Alexander Cunningham]]. ([[Henry Strachey (explorer)|Henry Strachey]] was the other commissioner.) Thomson explored the northern frontier of Kashmir, along the [[Karakoram Range]].<ref name=Obituary/>

He was promoted Surgeon on 1 December 1853 and Surgeon Major on 21 December 1859.

He became Superintendent of the [[Honourable East India Company]]'s [[Indian Botanical Gardens|Botanic Garden at Calcutta]] and was the Naturalist to and Member of the Tibet Mission. He was appointed a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1855 and retired 25 September 1863. In 1866 he was awarded the [[Royal Geographical Society]]'s [[Founder's Medal]].<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/C5962519-882A-4C67-803D-0037308C756D/0/GoldMedallists18322011.pdf| title=List of Past Gold Medal Winners|publisher= Royal Geographical Society|accessdate = 24 August 2022}} </ref>

He died in London, England, on 18 April 1878.<ref name=Obituary>[https://archive.org/details/s572id13663840/page/n137/mode/2up?q=Thomson Obituary]. in ''The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society''. Volume 48. pages cxxxvii- cxliii. 1878</ref><ref>Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930 by D. G. Crawford</ref>

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