| Authorised form of name | Thomson; Thomas (1773 - 1852) |
| Dates | 1773 - 1852 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 12 April 1773 |
| Place of death | Kilmun, South Clyde |
| Date of death | 02 July 1852 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Activity | Education:
University of St Andrews (studied arts); MD (1799, Edinburgh)
Career:
Wrote the article 'Sea' in the Encyclopaedia Britannica, edited by his brother; published 'A system of chemistry' (1831); Lecturer in Chemistry, Edinburgh (1800-1811); published 'History of the Royal Society' (1812); edited 'Annals of Philosophy'; Lecturer on Chemistry, University of Glasgow (1817); Professor of Chemistry, Glasgow (to 1841)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 28/03/1811 |
| Relationships | Father of Thomas Thomson (FRS 1855); uncle of Robert Dundas Thomson (FRS 1854) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
W V Farrar, 'Andrew Ure, FRS, and the Philosophy of Manufactures' in NR 1972-3 vol 27 pp 299-324
David F Larder, 'Thomas Thomson's Activities in Edinburgh, 1791-1811' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 295-304
J A Chaldecott, 'Cromwell Mortimer, FRS (c. 1698-1752) and the Invention of the Metalline Thermometer for Measuring High Temperatures' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 113-135
N G Coley, 'George Pearson MD, FRS (1751-1828): 'The greatest chemist in England'? in NR 2003 vol 57 pp
161-175
W P Griffith and P J T Morris, 'Charles Hatchett FRS (1765 - 1847), chemist and discoverer of niobium' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 299 - 316 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/34570795 |
| Code | NA8019 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| CB/1/1/219 | Letter from Claude Louis Berthollet to Charles Blagden | 27 September 1807 |
| MS/859/2/15 | Letter from Thomas Thomson, Edinburgh, to Charles Hatchett, Lower Mall, Hammersmith | 23 February 1805 |
| EC/1811/02 | Thomson, Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| PT/2/4 | Paper, 'On oxalic acid' by Thomas Thomson | [1808] |
| PT/8/3 | Paper, 'Analysis of a new species of copper ore' by Thomas Thomson | [1813] |
| AP/14/19 | Unpublished paper, 'A description and analysis of some new mineral species' by Thomas Thomson | [1830] |
| AP/12/25 | Unpublished paper, 'On the maternal foetal circulation' by David Williams | 12 January 1825 |
| HS/17/435a | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Thomson, dated at Slough | 7 May 1827 |
| HS/17/435 | Letter, from Thomas Thomson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Glasgow | 16 March 1827 |