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Fellow of the Royal Society
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Thomas Thomson
1773-04-12 – 1852-07-02
Life & Legacy
Thomas Thomson (12 April 1773 – 2 August 1852) was a Scottish chemist and mineralogist whose writings contributed to the early spread of Dalton's atomic theory. His scientific accomplishments include the invention of the saccharometer and he gave silicon its current name. He served as president of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow.
Thomson was the father of the botanist Thomas Thomson, and the uncle and father-in-law of the Medical Officer of Health Robert Thomson.
Occupation & Career
chemist, university teacher, physician, botanist, physicist, mineralogist, editor, scientist
Education
University of Edinburgh; University of St Andrews
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Fellow of the Royal Society; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London · Fellow of the Royal Society · Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Employer
University of Glasgow
Organizations & Memberships
Royal Society of Edinburgh · Royal Society of London · Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Education & Institutions
University of Edinburgh · University of St Andrews
Verified Legacy Record
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
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Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
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Family Child
Thomas Thomson
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