William Thomson

Summary

William Thomson is a human^[1]. He was born in Forgandenny^[2]. He was born on +1856-12-31T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Simon's Town^[4]. He died on +1947-08-06T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and academic administrator^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Forgandenny^[2], William Thomson…
• William Thomson passed away in Simon's Town^[4].
• William Thomson was born on +1856-12-31T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Thomson died on +1947-08-06T00:00:00Z^[5].
• William Thomson's professions included mathematician^[6].
• William Thomson worked as an academic administrator^[7].
• William Thomson was employed by University of Edinburgh^[9].
• William Thomson was employed by Stellenbosch University^[10].
• Among William Thomson's employers was University of the Cape of Good Hope^[11].
• Among William Thomson's employers was University of South Africa^[12].
• William Thomson was employed by University of the Witwatersrand^[13].
• William Thomson was educated at Perth Academy^[14].
• William Thomson was educated at University of Edinburgh^[15].
• William Thomson is recorded as male^[16].
• William Thomson's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• William Thomson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000073244808^[18].
• William Thomson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 102991252^[19].
• William Thomson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2009175114^[20].
• William Thomson's IdRef ID is recorded as 264922204^[21].
• William Thomson's family name is recorded as Thomson^[22].
• William Thomson's given name is recorded as William^[23].
• William Thomson's zbMATH author ID is recorded as thomson.william.1^[24].
• William Thomson's MacTutor biography ID is recorded as Thomson_William^[25].
• William Thomson's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11h2g1_y48^[26].
• William Thomson's S2A3 Biographical Database ID is recorded as 2835^[27].

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Origins and Family

William Thomson's place of birth was Forgandenny^[2]. He was born on +1856-12-31T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Perth Academy^[14], a secondary school^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1696^[30] and University of Edinburgh^[15], a public university^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1583^[33], headquartered in Edinburgh^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and academic administrator^[7]. Employers include University of Edinburgh^[9], a public university^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1583^[37], headquartered in Edinburgh^[38]; Stellenbosch University^[10], a public university^[39], in South Africa^[40], founded in 1866^[41], headquartered in Stellenbosch^[42]; University of the Cape of Good Hope^[11], a university^[43], in South Africa^[44], founded in 1873^[45], headquartered in Pretoria^[46]; University of South Africa^[12], a public university^[47], in South Africa^[48], founded in 1873^[49]; and University of the Witwatersrand^[13], a public research university^[50], in South Africa^[51], founded in 1896^[52], headquartered in Johannesburg^[53].

Death and Burial

William Thomson died on +1947-08-06T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Simon's Town^[4].

Why It Matters

William Thomson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[8]

FAQs

Where was William Thomson born?

William Thomson's place of birth was Forgandenny^[2].

Where did William Thomson die?

William Thomson died in Simon's Town^[4].

What did William Thomson do for work?

William Thomson worked as mathematician^[6] and academic administrator^[7].

Where did William Thomson go to school?

William Thomson was educated at Perth Academy^[14] and University of Edinburgh^[15].