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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 | 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> |