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Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen

1826-02-16 – 1909-02-13

Danish chemist Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen (1826–1909), engraving by Hans Peter Hansen (1829–1899)Credit: Hans Peter Hansen

Life & Legacy

Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen (16 February 1826 – 13 February 1909) was a Danish chemist noted in thermochemistry for the Thomsen–Berthelot principle.

Occupation & Career

chemist, university teacher, businessperson

Education

Technical University of Denmark

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala; Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog; Davy Medal; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; honorary doctorate of the University of Copenhagen; Professor; Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog; Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog; commander of the Order of the Dannebrog; Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

commander of the Order of the Dannebrog · Davy Medal · Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog · Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Foreign Member of the Royal Society · Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog · honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala · honorary doctorate of the University of Copenhagen · Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog · Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog · Professor

Employer

Technical University of Denmark · University of Copenhagen

Organizations & Memberships

Academy of Sciences of Turin · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium · Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters · Royal Physiographic Society in Lund · Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences · Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg · Royal Society of London · Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences