Thomas Stewart Traill
Thomas Stewart Traill FRSE PRCPE MWS RSSA (29 October 1781 – 30 July 1862) was a British physician, chemist, meteorologist, zoologist and scholar of medical jurisprudence.When John James Audubon arrived in Liverpool in July 1826 Traill helped him to find a publisher for his The Birds of America.Always interested in railways, in October 1829 he and his family attended the famous Rainhill trials and saw first hand Stephenson's "Rocket" win the competition.[7] In 1847 he replaced Macvey Napier as main Editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1852–61) and was creator of its 8th edition: works concluding a year before his death.[9] He died at his final home, 29 Rutland Square[10] in Edinburgh's West End on 30 July 1862, and was interred at St Cuthbert's cemetery.
physicianchemistmeteorologistzoologistmedical jurisprudenceRobert Traill OmondKirkwallUniversity of EdinburghDr Alexander MonroRoyal Society of EdinburghRobert JamesonJohn Murray, Lord MurrayThomas Charles HopeLiverpoolRoyal Institution of LiverpoolLiverpool Mechanics' InstitutionWilliam ScoresbyGreenlandTraill IslandNigeriaWilliam Balfour BaikieRoyal Society of LiverpoolJohn James AudubonTraill's flycatcherwillow flycatcheralder flycatcherRainhill trialsBraithwaiteEricssonRoyal College of Physicians in EdinburghAesculapian ClubHarveian Society of EdinburghMacvey NapierEncyclopædia BritannicaRoyal Scottish Society of the ArtsMoray EstateCharlotte SquareSt Cuthbert's cemeteryEdinburgh CastleRobert OmondRobert TraillRobert ChristisonJames SymeWilliam RoscoeScottish National Portrait GalleryEdinburghThe Royal Society of EdinburghWikisourceOpen Library