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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. (Illustrated by Charles Tunnicliffe) * 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kenneth Williamson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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