Person Thomson; James (1822 - 1892) Thomson James 1822 - 1892 British Male Belfast 16 February 1822 08 May 1892

Glasgow (1877)

Engineer Education: Glasgow University. MA (1839), LLD, DSc Career: Worked as an engineer in Belfast; Professor of Civil Engineering, Queen's College, Belfast (1857-1873); Professor of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Glasgow (1873-1889); resigned due to failing eyesight; died of pneumonia Son of James Thomson; brother of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin of Largs (FRS 1851) Lectures: Bakerian 1892 Fellow 07/06/1877 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: J S Rowlinson, 'The work of Thomas Andrews and James Thomson on the liquefaction of gases' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 143-159 Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1893 vol 53 pp i-x signed by J T B International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 16 Feb 1822 - 8 May 1892 NA6472 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/100217796 eab596ea-6c8c-40b8-aa6e-6528dcaca8a2