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About James A. Thomson
Biographical Summary
Thomson, James. 16/02/1822-08/05/1892. Ref: 1492. Male.
- Place of Birth: Belfast, Ireland.
- Profession: Engineer.
- Appointments Held: Professor 1857-73, Civil Engineering, Queen's College, Belfast; Professor 1873-89, Engineering, Glasgow University.
- Undergraduate Studies: MA (Glasgow 1839).
- Postgraduate Studies: LL.D(Glasgow 1870, Dublin 1878), D.Sc (Queen's University 1875).
- Marital Status: Married (1853) Elizabeth Hancock.
- Father: Professor James Thomson 1786-1849, mathematician, Belfast.
- Siblings: William Thomson, Lord Kelvin FRSE 1824-1907.
- Other Family: uncle of James Thomson Bottomley, FRSE 1845-1926.
- References: DNB 56, 1898, 257-8; Proc Roy Soc, 53, 1893, i-x, signed JTB.
- Memberships: FRS (1877).
- Date of Election: 03/05/1875.
- Proposers: Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Peter Guthrie Tait, Alexander Crum Brown, John Hutton Balfour (Billet 5/4, 19/4/1875).
- Notes: Invented Vortex Water-Wheel 1850.
- Fellow Type: OF.
SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 926
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James A. Thomson's Timeline
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February 16, 1822
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Belfast, Ireland
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| 1858 |
March 1858
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Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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May 8, 1892
Age 70
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