George William Thomson Omond MA FRHistS was a Scottish advocate and prolific historian. He was born on September 13, 1846 at Craigentor, near Crieff, Perthshire. His mother was Margaret Jane Thomson, and his father was the Rev. John Reid Omond (1804-1892), an Orkney native and Free Church of Scotland priest in the parish of Monzie, Perthshire. George attended Edinburgh Academy and the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1868 with first class honours in classics and second class in philosophy. He was a member of the Royal Historical Society and was named Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Couronne (Belgium) for his writings about the country. He was born on September 13, 1846 at Craigentor, near Crieff, Perthshire. His mother was Margaret Jane Thomson, and his father was the Rev. John Reid Omond (1804-1892), an Orkney native and Free Church of Scotland priest in the parish of Monzie, Perthshire. George attended Edinburgh Academy and the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1868 with first class honours in classics and second class in philosophy. He was a member of the Royal Historical Society and was named Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Couronne (Belgium) for his writings about the country. In Edinburgh, he lived at 32 Royal Circus in New Town. He died on June 18, 1929.