Richard Thomson (1794–1865) was an English librarian and antiquary. He contributed much on cataloguing the London institution library, as well as the antiquities found in excavations in London. Aside from his historical writings, he is known for his fiction work, where his story "The Wehr Wolf" is considered the first published werewolf tale, as well as works of poetry.





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