Joseph Cressman "Snake" Thompson, M. D., (1874-1943) was a career medical officer in the United States Navy and attained the rank of commander before retirement in 1929. His nickname, 'Snake' derived from his expertise in the field of herpetology. He was also a cat breeder who helped develop the Burmese breed of cat. "In 1930 Dr. Joseph C. Thompson took a brown cat named Wong Mau from Burma to America. She herself was a hybrid from Siamese and a dark-coated breed named Burmese. Mated to a … [Read more...] about Encyclopedia: Joseph Cressman [Cheesman] Thompson (n.d.)