Alexander Thomas Cameron

Alexander Thomas Cameron (1882 – 25 September 1947) was a British-born Canadian biochemist. He was best known as Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Manitoba, and as the author of numerous popular biochemistry textbooks, including the Textbook of Biochemistry.

Biography Alexander Thomas Cameron was born in 1882 in London, England, to Scottish parents. His early education took place in Swindon.

Cameron was awarded an 1851 Exhibition Scholarship in 1906, and spent the next two years studying radiochemistry at University College, London, under Sir William Ramsay.

In 1928, Cameron published Textbook of Biochemistry, which became a standard in its field. By 1948, the textbook had gone through six editions, in addition to one Chinese and two Spanish editions. a role for which he was awarded a C.M.G. in 1946. His favourite hobby was stamp collecting, a pursuit which "gave limitless scope for his methodical ways and zest for minutiae."