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  1. William Thomson (1824 - 1907) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Thomson/

    21 Aug 2026: Died. 17 December 1907. Netherhall (near Largs), Ayrshire, Scotland. Summary. William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) became Professor of Natural Philosophy at Glasgow at a very young age. ... 29. W Schreier, William Thomson - Lord Kelvin of Largs : ein Physiker

  2. William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) - RAS obituary - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Obituaries/Thomson_RAS/

    28 Jun 2025: WILLIAM THOMSON, BARON KELVIN of Largs, was born at Belfast on June 24, 1824. ... James Thomson, who in 1872 succeeded Rankine as Professor of Engineering at Glasgow, was Lord Kelvin's elder brother.

  3. William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Birth/death dates: 26/06/1824 -…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Societies/RSE/FRSE/Thomson/

    22 Aug 2022: Birth/death dates: 26/06/1824 - 17/12/1907. Birth place: College Square East, Belfast, Ireland. Elected: 01/02/1847. Profession: Physicist, Mathematician. Type of fellowship: Ordinary.

  4. William Thomson: Lord Kelvin - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/TimesObituaries/Thomson/

    28 May 2025: MEMOIR. William Thomson, Baron Kelvin of Largs, was born in Belfast on June 24, 1824. ... William Thomson, Baron Kelvin of Largs, P.C., O.M., G.C.V.O., F.R.S., F.R.S.E., LL.D., D.C.L.

  5. Pictures of William Thomson - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Thomson/pictdisplay/

    29 Jun 2026: As an undergraduate (Drawing: T C Wageman Trinity College Cambridge).

  6. Plummer on Kelvin - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Plummer_Kelvin/

    7 Mar 2023: William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) died in 1907 and Henry Plummer wrote an obituary which was published in the following year: H C Plummer, 'Lord Kelvin', Publications of the Astronomical Society of ... Lord Kelvin had travelled widely and had made several

  7. George Green PDF (515k)

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Strick/green.pdf

    1 Mar 2024: Here, near the imposing tomb of ISAAC NEWTON, you can find tablets dedicated to WILLIAM THOMSON (LORD KELVIN), MICHAEL FARADAY, JAMES CLERK MAXWELL, WILLIAM and JOHN HERSCHEL, GEORGE GABRIEL STOKES and ... GREEN's writings became the basis of theories

  8. Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Societies/RSE/FRSE/

    26 Oct 2024: William Miller of Glenlee, Lord Glenlee. 1783. ... William Thomson. 1882. 1933. 1783. 1822. 1922. 1897.

  9. Andrew Gray (1847 - 1925) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Gray_Andrew/

    18 Jan 2026: In 1874, while he was still an undergraduate, Gray was appointed private assistant and secretary to Sir William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin), who was Professor of Natural Philosophy at Glasgow. ... He was proposed by William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), James

  10. James Thomson (1786 - 1849) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Thomson_James/

    21 Aug 2026: He went on to become professor of engineering at Glasgow. The second son, born in 1824, is the famous William Thomson, later Lord Kelvin. ... E King, Lord Kelvin's early home (1909). S P Thomson, The Life of Lord Kelvin (London, 1976).