Thomson, Thomas ♂

Education

Student United College 1788-1789 Gk. Jun.; Lat. Prov. 1789-1790 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; Log.; Math. Prov. 1790-1791 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; Ethics; N. Phil. (Ternar). Foundation bursar, 1788.

Birth/childhood

Born 12.4.1773 7th child of John Thomson, Crieff and Elizabeth Ewan.

Career

Cert. R.C.S.E. 18.5.1797 to act as 2nd Mate of 3rd rate ship.

Also at Edinburgh University - M.D. 1799.

Said to have had first laboratories in Britain for instruction in Edinburgh then Glasgow.

Professor of Chemistry, Glasgow University 1818-1846. [University professor]

Publications

Death

Died 2.8.1852.

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