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'''Henry Francis Herbert Thompson, 2nd |
'''Sir Henry Francis Herbert Thompson, 2nd Baronet''' (2 April 1859 – 26 May 1944) was a British [[Egyptologist]]. |
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Henry Thompson was born in [[London]] on April |
Henry Thompson was born in [[London]] on 2 April 1859, the son of [[Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet]]. He was educated at [[Marlborough College]] and [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].<ref name="Venn">{{Venn|id=THM876HF|name=Thompson, Henry Francis Herbert}}</ref> After careers in medicine and law (he was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1878 and called to the bar in 1882)<ref name="Venn" />, he became interested in Egyptology. He was a lecturer and fellow at [[University College London]], and chairman of the [[Golders Green Crematorium]]. There is a chair established in his name at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]]. |
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He died on 26 May 1944 in [[Bath]].<ref name="Venn" /> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/faclib/archive/thompson.html Profile at Cambridge University] |
* [http://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/faclib/archive/thompson.html Profile at Cambridge University] |
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{{s-ttl | title = [[Thompson Baronets|Baronet]]<br>'''(of Wimpole Street)''' |
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| years = 1904–1944}} |
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| NAME = Thompson, Henry Francis Herbert |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Thompson, Sir Henry Francis Herbert, 2nd Baronet |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British Egyptologist |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 2 April 1859 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = London, England |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 26 May 1944 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = Bath, England |
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[[fr:Henry Francis Herbert Thompson]] |
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Revision as of 16:08, 24 November 2012
Sir Henry Francis Herbert Thompson, 2nd Baronet (2 April 1859 – 26 May 1944) was a British Egyptologist.
Henry Thompson was born in London on 2 April 1859, the son of Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] After careers in medicine and law (he was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1878 and called to the bar in 1882)[1], he became interested in Egyptology. He was a lecturer and fellow at University College London, and chairman of the Golders Green Crematorium. There is a chair established in his name at Cambridge University.
He died on 26 May 1944 in Bath.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Thompson, Henry Francis Herbert (THM876HF)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.