Thomas Thomson

Thomas Thomson (April 12, 1773 - July 2, 1852) was a Scottish chemist.

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April 12 - 1773 - July 2 - 1852 - Scottish - Chemist

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Born Crieff, Perthshire, he was educated at the University of St. Andrews in classics, mathematics and natural philosophy. He went on to graduate in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1799. However, he was inspired by Joseph Black to take up chemistry.

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Crieff - Perthshire - University of St. Andrews - Classics - Mathematics - Natural philosophy - Medicine - University of Edinburgh - 1799 - Joseph Black - Chemistry

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In 1796, he succeded his brother James as as assistant editor of the Supplement to the Third Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, contributing the articles Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Vegetable, animal and dyeing substances. In 1820, he used these articles as the basis of his book System of Chemistry.

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1796 - Encyclopaedia Britannica - Mineralogy - Vegetable - Animal - Dyeing

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He dabbled in publishing, acted as a consultant to the Scottish excise board, invented the instrument known as Allan's saccharometer and opposed the geological theories of James Hutton, founding the Wernerian Natural History Society of Edinburgh as a platform in 1808.

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Publishing - Scottish excise board - Allan's saccharometer - Geological - James Hutton - Wernerian Natural History Society of Edinburgh - 1808

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In 1817, Thomson became regius professor of chemistry at the University of Glasgow.

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1817 - University of Glasgow

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