Francis George Thompson

Francis George Thompson was born in Stornoway in 1931, and after a career as an electrical engineer, technical writer, university lecturer and journalist, he became an author of a number of books on the Scottish Highlands and Islands. He taught at Lews Castle College on Stornoway, and is chairman of the Lewis Museum Trust. Thompson was also the editor of the English-Gaelic bilingual newspaper Sruth between 1967 and 1971.

His books include Harris Tweed (1969), Crofting Years (1984) and a number of Shell Guides to Scotland, some of which have been updated and republished by other companies. He also wrote a number of books on the mythology of the Scottish Highlands and Islands, including Supernatural Highlands and Highland Smugglers.

He held a number of roles with An Comann Gàidhealach, the body which runs the Royal National Mòd.