William Thomson

Summary

William Thomson is a human^[1]. He was born on +1760-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2]. He passed away in Palermo^[3]. He died on +1806-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a geologist^[5], mineralogist^[6], and physician^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• William Thomson passed away in Palermo^[3].
• William Thomson was born on +1760-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].
• William Thomson died on +1806-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4].
• William Thomson held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[9].
• William Thomson held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[10].
• William Thomson worked as a geologist^[5].
• William Thomson worked as a mineralogist^[6].
• William Thomson worked as a physician^[7].
• William Thomson was a member of Royal Society^[11].
• William Thomson is recorded as male^[12].
• William Thomson's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• William Thomson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047nx2z^[14].
• William Thomson's family name is recorded as Thomson^[15].
• William Thomson's given name is recorded as William^[16].
• William Thomson's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 64672^[17].
• William Thomson's date of baptism is recorded as +1760-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• William Thomson's LBT person ID is recorded as WiThoms1806^[19].
• William Thomson's Prabook ID is recorded as 2453756^[20].
• William Thomson's sibling is recorded as Margaret Mylne^[21].
• William Thomson's past Fellow of the Royal Society ID is recorded as NA2730^[22].

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Origins and Family

William Thomson was born on +1760-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geologist^[5], mineralogist^[6], and physician^[7].

Death and Burial

William Thomson died on +1806-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4]. He passed away in Palermo^[3].

Why It Matters

William Thomson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

He is credited with the discovery of Widmanstätten pattern^[25].

FAQs

Where did William Thomson die?

William Thomson died in Palermo^[3].

What did William Thomson do for work?

William Thomson worked as geologist^[5], mineralogist^[6], and physician^[7].

What did William Thomson discover?

William Thomson is credited as discoverer of Widmanstätten pattern^[25].