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Thomson (of Fleet), Roy (Herbert) Thomson, 1st Baron(encyclopedia)
Thomson(dictionary)
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Thomson, F(medicine)
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Thomson, Virgil (sh) and zona ciliaris (medicine)


Thomson, Virgil (sh)




born Nov. 25, 1896, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.
died Sept. 30, 1989, New York, N.Y.

U.S. composer and critic.

He attended Harvard University, intending to become a pianist and organist. Studying in Paris with Nadia Boulanger (1921), he met the French composers known as Les Six and their circle and began to compose. While residing in Paris (1925-40), he met Gertrude Stein, with whom he wrote the operas Four Saints in Three Acts (1928) and The Mother of Us All (1946), affecting a charmingly na?ve style. Back in New York City, he served as Music critic of the Herald Tribune (1940-54); his gracefully written criticism was respected for its concern with Music rather than performers. His Other works include the Film scores The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936) and The Louisiana Story (1949, Pulitzer Prize).


zona ciliaris (medicine)


zona ciliaris -->
ciliary zone
The outer, wider zone of the anterior surface of the iris, separated from the pupillary zone by the collarette.

Synonym: zona ciliaris.