Kenneth Williamson

Kenneth Williamson

Kenneth Williamson (1914 – 14 June 1977) was a British ornithologist who had a strong association with Scotland and with bird migration.

Williamson was born in Bury Lancashire. From 1941-1945 he served with the British occupation of the Faroe Islands in World War II, in 1944 marrying Esther Louise Rein of Tórshavn with whom he had a daughter Hervor and son Robin. From 1948-1957 he was Director of the Fair Isle Bird Observatory. Subsequently he became a Senior Research Officer with the British Trust for Ornithology and from 1958-1963 he was editor of the journal "Bird Migration". From 1959-1963 he served on the British Birds Rarities Committee.

On 2 February 1959 Williamson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Bibliography

As well as numerous ornithological papers, books authored or coauthored by Williamson include:
* 1937 – "The Sky’s Their Highway". Putnam: London.
* 1948 – "The Atlantic Islands. A Study of the Faeroe Life and Scene". Collins: London.
* 1960 – "St Kilda Summer". Hutchinson: London. (With J. Morton Boyd).
* 1963 – "A Mosaic of Islands". Oliver & Boyd: London. (With J. Morton Boyd).
* 1965 – "Fair Isle and its Birds". Oliver & Boyd: London.

References

* [http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/fellowship/fells_indexp2.pdf Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002. Biographical Index, Part 2.]
* Williamson, Kenneth; & Boyd, J. Morton. (1960). "St Kilda Summer". Hutchinson: London.
* Williamson, Kenneth. (1970). "The Atlantic Islands". Routledge & Kegan Paul: London. (2nd edition). ISBN 0-7100-6911-1


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