Born: October 13, 1932. Ottawa, Kansas. American mathematician. Graduated from Yale University in 1955, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1959. He taught at Harvard University from 1961 to 1962, and at the University of Chicago from 1962 to 1968, before becoming a professor at Churchill College, Cambridge, England. In 1970, at the International Congress of Mathematicians held in Nice, France, he received the Fields Medal for his work on group theory. Finite simple groups are fundamental building blocks and play an important role in the study of finite groups. In 1963, together with Walter Veit, he presented the theorem that all finite simple groups that are not cyclic have an even number of elements. He later completely determined the minimal finite simple groups, and this work was the reason for his award of the Fields Medal. A finite simple group is minimal if all subgroups truly contained in it are solvable groups. Thompson's theory played a major role in classifying finite simple groups, which had previously been thought to be impossible. He was awarded the Abel Prize in 2008 together with Jack Tits, and was the first to receive the Abel Prize in 2008 for his work on Galois theory, representation theory, and code theory. Thompson
Thompson, William Born: 1775. Cork
[died] March 28, 1833. Clonkean, Munster. Irish economist representing Ricardian socialism. Born into a large Irish landowner. After coming into contact with J. Bentham's utilitarianism, he wrote An Inquiry into the principles of the Distribution of Wealth (1824), which developed an egalitarian idea of social reform through the fair distribution of wealth. He was deeply sympathetic to and practiced the co-operative movement of R. Owen and others, but it is said that an emotional conflict arose between Owen, who from the beginning focused on building large-scale communal societies, and Owen, who believed that even small-scale cooperatives should rely on the financial resources of the members themselves. He was also famous as a proponent of women's liberation, and wrote Appeal of One Half the Human Race, Women, against the Pretensions of the Other Half, Men... (25) with the help of Mrs. Wheeler. He also published "Labor Rewarded" (27), a critical review of T. Hodgskin's "A Vindication of Labour." Thompson
Thompson, Victor Alexander Born September 23, 1912 in North Dakota. American business scholar and organizational theorist. After graduating from the University of Washington, he obtained his doctorate from Columbia University in 1949. Since 1950, he has worked as a professor of political science and social science at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Syracuse University (1962-66), the University of Illinois Urbana (66-71), and the University of Florida (71- ). He co-wrote "Public Administration" (50) with HA Simon and DW Smithberg, but later came into conflict with Simon. He advocated comparative management theory for organizations in general, including administrative bodies. His main works include "Modern Organizations" (61) and "Bureaucracy and Innovation" (69). Thompson
Thompson, David Born: April 30, 1770, Westminster
[Died] February 10, 1857. Canadian explorer and geographer from Longueuil. He joined the Hudson's Bay Company in 1784 and devoted himself mainly to business until 1897. After transferring to the North West Company in 1897, he began to actively explore and survey the northwestern part of British North America. In 1807, he crossed the Rocky Mountains and reached the Columbia River, and in 1811, he became the first white man to travel down the Columbia River to its mouth. In 1812, he left the West and settled in Terrebonne, Lower Canada, where he worked on making maps, and from 1816 to 1826, he was involved in surveying as a member of the Canada-US Border Council. He died in poverty in his later years, having compiled the valuable documents of his exploration records. Thompson
Thompson, Francis Born: December 18, 1859, Preston, Lancashire
[Died] November 13, 1907, London. British poet. He aspired to become a Catholic priest, then a doctor, but failed. In 1885, he moved to London and lived the life of a vagabond, suffering from poverty and opium addiction. In 1888, he was discovered by W. Mennell, an editor of Merry England magazine, and contributed poems and prose to the magazine. In 1893, he published Poems. The highlight of this collection of poems is The Hound of Heaven, which sings of flight from God and then re-acknowledgement of it. His other works include Essay on Shelley (1909). Thompson
Thompson, Sir Henry Born: August 6, 1820, Framingham
[Died] April 18, 1904. British surgeon in London. He was particularly skilled in stone surgery, and in 1873 performed surgery on Napoleon III and other Emperors, including Leopold II. He also invented the two-cup urine test to diagnose gonorrhea. This test involves taking two cups of urine upon waking. In the case of anterior urethritis, the first cup will be strongly cloudy due to pus, while the second cup will be clear. In the case of posterior urethritis, the anterior cup will be strongly cloudy and the posterior cup will be slightly cloudy. In the case of bladder or upper urinary tract disease, both cups will be strongly cloudy. This test is also called the "Thompson test." Thompson
Thompson, Daniel Pierce Born October 1, 1795 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
[Died] June 6, 1868, Montpelier, Vermont. American novelist and lawyer. He moved to Vermont at a young age and later became active in the legal profession. His novels were influenced by W. Scott and J. F. Cooper. His major works include The Green Mountain Boys (1839), set against the backdrop of the American War of Independence, and Locke Amsden, or the Schoolmaster (47). Thompson
Thompson, William Tappan Born: August 31, 1812, Ravenna, Ohio
[Died] March 24, 1882, Savannah, Georgia. American humorist. Under the pen name Major Jones, he wrote humorous portrayals of the lives of poor white people living in the Georgia countryside. His most famous works are Major Jones's Courtship (1843) and its sequel, Major Jones's Sketches of Travel (48). Thompson
Thompson A city in the north-central part of Manitoba, Canada. Located on the Burntwood River, which is part of the Nelson River system, it was built by the Canadian International Nickel Company in 1956 and is a nickel-industry city named after its president. The entire process from mining to refining is carried out using electricity from the Grand Rapids Power Station (completed in 1961) on the Nelson River. A branch line of the Canadian National Railway runs through the city, and there are daily flights between the city and Winnipeg. Population 14,977 (1991). Thompson
Thompson, Lydia Born: February 19, 1836, London
[Died] November 17, 1908, London. British actress. She debuted as a dancer and became a popular performer in burlesque. From 1868, she led her own theater company, "The Blondes," in America, where she performed and introduced British-style burlesque. She was active in both England and America. She managed the Strand Theatre in London from 1886 to 1888. Thompson
Thompson, Smith Born January 17, 1768 in Amenia
[Died] December 18, 1843. Pekifushi, American jurist. He served as a judge of the New York State Supreme Court, its Chief Justice, and Secretary of the Navy, before becoming an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1823-1843). He opposed J. Marshall's efforts to strengthen federal power, and often wrote dissenting opinions. Thompson
Thompson, Sylvia Elizabeth [Born] 1902
[Died] 1968
British female writer. Born in Scotland, graduated from Oxford University. Her most famous work is The Hounds of Spring (1925). Thompson Please see the "Ramford" page. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
