Q:Facts: - fields: parasitology - death date: 01 january 1980 - awards: flavelle medal -lrb- 1957 -rrb- - birth date: 29 april 1894 - name: thomas wright moir cameron - death place: silver spring , maryland - birth place: glasgow , scotland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas cameron .
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thomas wright moir cameron , -lrb- 29 april 1894 -- 1 january 1980 -rrb- was a canadian veterinarian and parasitologist .born in glasgow , scotland , he received a bachelor of science in veterinary science , a master of arts in parasitology , a ph.d. in parasitology , and a doctor of science in zoology from the university of glasgow and university of edinburgh .during world war i , he served with the highland light infantry and as a captain in the royal flying corps .in 1932 , he was appointed the founding director of the institute of parasitology at macdonald college , mcgill university .he served as president of the royal society of canada -lrb- 1957 -- 1958 -rrb- , canadian society of microbiologists -lrb- 1960 -rrb- , canadian society of zoologists -lrb- 1961 -- 1962 -rrb- , and the world federation of parasitologists -lrb- 1964 -- 1970 -rrb- .he is the author of '' the parasites of man in temperate climates '' -lrb- university of toronto press , 1946 -rrb- , '' the parasites of domestic animals : a manual for veterinary students and surgeons '' -lrb- lippincott , 1951 -rrb- , and '' parasites and parasitism '' -lrb- methuen , 1956 -rrb- .