Thomas Elder Dickson
Dr Thomas Elder Dickson PSSA FRSE (26 August 1899 – 31 March 1978) was a Scottish artist operational through the 20th century. He was also Vice-Principal of the Edinburgh College of Art from 1947 to 1968. He was President of the Society of Scottish Artists 1946 to 1950.
Life[edit]
He was born on 26 August 1899. He attended Barrhead High School.[citation needed]
In 1916, during the First World War he joined the Royal Flying Corps (later the RAF).[1] After the war he attended the University of Glasgow graduating with an MA. Moving to Edinburgh he gained a PhD in 1936 from the University of Edinburgh. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1940. His proposers were James Drever, Robert Grant, Alexander Craig Aitken, and John Derg Sutherland.[2]
He died on 31 March 1978.[3]
Publications[edit]
- An Introduction to Colour (1932)
- W. G. Gillies (1974)
Family[edit]
He married Nessie Bell Stewart in 1928.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Thomas Elder Dickson - WW1 Memorial and Life Story". Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.
- ^ Scotsman (newspaper): obituaries 1 April 1978
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