James Thomson | |
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Born | |
Died | 12 January 1849 | (aged 62)
Spouse |
Margaret Gardiner
(m. 1817; died 1830) |
Children | 7, including: James Thomson The 1st Baron Kelvin |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
James Thomson (13 November 1786 – 12 January 1849) was a British Irish mathematician, notable for his role in the formation of the thermodynamics school at the University of Glasgow. He was the father of the engineer and physicist James Thomson and the physicist Lord Kelvin.[1]