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Thomas Thomson

Scottish chemist
Person human Q902546

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[40]
Date of birth
April 12, 1773, 1773[10]
Date of death
July 2, 1852, 1852[11]
Place of birth
Crieff
Place of death
Kilmun
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[15]
Occupation
chemist, university teacher, physician, botanist, physicist, mineralogist, editor, scientist[16][17][18]
Employer
University of Glasgow[31]
Field of work
chemistry, phytochemistry, mineralogy, medicine, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, theoretical chemistry, chemical element, chemical substance, natural science, plant biochemistry[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Position held
Regius Professor of Chemistry[30]
Educated at
University of Edinburgh, University of St Andrews[32][33]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Linnean Society of London[34][35][36]
Child
Thomas Thomson, Wikidata item[13][14]
Work location
Glasgow, St Andrews[43][44]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[51]
Depicted by
Thomas Thomson, 1773 - 1852. Chemist[45]
Described by source
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, BEIC Digital Library[46][47][48][49][50]
Different from
Thomas Thomson
Family name
Thomson[41]
Given name
Thomas[42]
Interested in
chemistry
Member of
Royal Society, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Society of Edinburgh[37][38][39]
Name in native language
Thomas Thomson[52]
Show all 28 facts +4
P14397
4736
P14585
42011
Place of burial
Dean Cemetery[12]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Thomas Thomson en Thomson bis ar توماس تومسون (كيميائي) de Thomson bis fa توماس تامسون ja トマス・トムソン ru Томас Томсон ru Томсон, Томас sv Thomson zh 托马斯·汤姆森 zh 托马斯·汤普森
🔖 Identifiers · 63
ISNI
0000000083712679
VIAF cluster ID
34570795
Library of Congress authority ID
n86839124
GND ID
117351970
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Thomas Thomson by anonymous.jpg ↗
BHL creator ID
20512
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12543336p
Botanist author abbreviation
Thomson bis
British Museum person or institution ID
165460
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01471387
CONOR.SI ID
259764067
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10188741
Show all 63 identifiers +51
CiNii Research ID
1140282266579221120
DDB person (GND) ID
117351970
De Agostini ID
Thomson,+Thomas
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117351970
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0003943
Electronic Enlightenment ID
thomsthoma025242
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Thomas-Thomson
FAST ID
179662
Find a Grave memorial ID
151334187
Freebase ID
/m/06yd8z
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
2573
IPNI author ID
20045058-1
IdRef ID
034707220
KBR person ID
14363689
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117351970
LBT person ID
ThThoms1852
Libraries Australia ID
35548694
LibriVox author ID
11259
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06424076
NE.se ID
thomas-thomson
NL CR AUT ID
ntk20261305928
NLA Trove people ID
992101
NUKAT ID
n2013145922
National Academy of Medicine (France) member ID
3458
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000033489
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000484613
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007272750405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810585435405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1764367
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp04490
National Virtual Library of India ID
1186327
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
159020522
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3987159
Open Library ID
OL1962982A
OpenMLOL author ID
155806
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
27325
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA8019
Prabook ID
1783931
Project Gutenberg author ID
42137
RERO ID (legacy)
A018140844
SBN author ID
RMSV032538
SHARE Catalogue author ID
318979
SNAC ARK ID
w67p9kqr
Science Museum people ID
cp119413
Scopus author ID
57190446170
Treccani ID
thomas-thomson_res-a60a4b8b-86d9-11dc-9a1b-0016357eee51
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
thomas-thomson_res-d1058c68-8bb7-11dc-8e9d-0016357eee51
UK National Archives ID
F53340
Wellcome Collection concept ID
sknuwvqp
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJh4tQ6Hpfk4VWcprRHKVC
Yale LUX ID
person/81f7e2e5-04c6-4cb7-8f79-8f459a31136f

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 4
chemistry, medicine, mineralogy, phytochemistry
Occupation 4
physician, chemist, botanist, university teacher
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, BEIC Digital Library
Member of 3
Royal Society, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Society of Edinburgh
Award received 2
Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Educated at 2
University of Edinburgh, University of St Andrews
Named after 2
thomsonite, thomsonite-Ca
Child 1
Thomas Thomson
Children (paternal) 1
Thomas Thomson
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Different from 1
Thomas Thomson
Edited works 1
Annals of Philosophy
Employer 1
University of Glasgow
Family name 1
Thomson
Given name 1
Thomas
Influenced 1
Joseph Henry Gilbert
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
chemistry
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Crieff
Place of burial 1
Dean Cemetery
Place of death 1
Kilmun
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Different from 1
Thomas Thomson
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Summary

Thomas Thomson was born on April 12, 1773[1], in Crieff[2]. He died on July 2, 1852[3], in Kilmun[4]. He worked as a chemist[5], university teacher[6], physician[7], botanist[8], and physicist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Thomas Thomson include thomsonite[53], a mineral series[54] and thomsonite-Ca[55], a mineral species[56].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Joseph Henry Gilbert[57], a chemist[58], 1817–1901[59], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[60], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[61].

Entities named for him include thomsonite[53], a mineral series[54] and thomsonite-Ca[55], a mineral species[56].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Thomson born?

Thomas Thomson was born in Crieff[2].

Where did Thomas Thomson die?

Thomas Thomson passed away in Kilmun[4].

What did Thomas Thomson do for work?

Thomas Thomson worked as a chemist[5], university teacher[6], physician[7], botanist[8], and physicist[9].

Where did Thomas Thomson go to school?

Thomas Thomson was educated at University of Edinburgh[32] and University of St Andrews[33].

What awards did Thomas Thomson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[34], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[35], and Fellow of the Linnean Society of London[36].

Who did Thomas Thomson influence?

Thomas Thomson has been cited as an influence by Joseph Henry Gilbert[57].

Related Entities

chemistry medicine mineralogy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  31. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  33. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [10] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  39. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [11] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  50. [50] ↑ . catalogue.beic.it. catalogue.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [51] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  52. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4w ago · Ambrosia10 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Thomas Thomson, Wikidata item
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  2. 11w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → chemist, university teacher, physician +5
    Field of work → chemistry, phytochemistry, mineralogy +8
    Work location → Glasgow, St Andrews
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  4. 24w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Thomas
    Field of work → chemistry, phytochemistry, mineralogy +8
    Instance of → human
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