Thomson, Thomas, 1773-1852

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Name (Latin)
Thomson, Thomas, 1773-1852
Other forms of name
Thomson, T. (Thomas), 1773-1852
Date of birth
1773-04-12
Date of death
1852-07-02
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 34570795
Wikidata: Q902546
Library of congress: n 86839124
Sources of Information
  • BL database, 6 Mar. 2009(hdg.: Thomson, Thomas, M.D., Professor of Chemistry in the University of Glasgow)
  • LCCN 06-16910: His Chemistry of animal bodies, 1843(hdg.: Thomson, Thomas, 1773-1852; usage: Thomas Thomson)
  • LC data base, 6-30-86(hdg.: Thomson, Thomas, 1773-1852; usage: Thomas Thomson; T. Thomson)
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Wikipedia description:

Thomas Thomson (12 April 1773 – 2 August 1852) was a Scottish chemist and mineralogist whose writings contributed to the early spread of Dalton's atomic theory. His scientific accomplishments include the invention of the saccharometer and he gave silicon its current name. He served as president of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow. Thomson was the father of the botanist Thomas Thomson, and the uncle and father-in-law of the Medical Officer of Health Robert Thomson.

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