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James Thomson

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Irish mathematician (1786–1849)

Person · Open Library

Born
1700
Died
1748
Works
209

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Total plays
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James Thomson is a young singer/songwriter hailing from NSW, Australia. He writes his own mix of blues, folk and country music. James grew up on a property in rural NSW. He was introduced to blues and country music at a young age and it had a lasting impact. He didn’t learn an instrument till his family moved to the (relatively) big smoke of Newcastle. James found his mother's old guitar after the move and was determined to learn to play it. He started writing songs about three years later at t

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
James
Family name
Thomson
Gender
male
Place of birth
Ballynahinch
Place of death
Glasgow
Occupation
mathematician
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John Graham-Gilbert (1794-1866) - Professor James Thomson (1786–1849), Professor of Mathematics at the University of Glasgow (1832–1849) - GLAHA-44329 - Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery.jpg
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date of birth
1786-11-13
date of death
1849-01-12
Commons category
James Thomson (mathematician)
place of burial
Glasgow Necropolis
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
cholera outbreak
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