Thomas Thomson FRS FLS FRSE (12 April 1773 – 2 August 1852) was a Scottish chemist and mineralogist whose writings contributed to the early spread of Dalton's atomic theory. His scientific accomplishments include the invention of the saccharometer and he gave silicon its current name. He served as president of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow.
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12 April 1773 Crieff, Perthshire
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2 July 1852 (aged 79)
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