# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thomas-thomson
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:30:59.096Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thomas-thomson"
name: "Thomas Thomson"
slug: "thomas-thomson"
description: "Thomas Thomson 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."
tagline: "Scottish chemist"
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gender: "male"
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birthDate: "1773-04-12"
deathDate: "1852-07-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump