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'''Henry Francis Herbert Thompson, 2nd [[Baronet]]''' (1859–1944) was a British [[Egyptologist]].
'''Sir Henry Francis Herbert Thompson, 2nd Baronet''' (2 April 1859 – 26 May 1944) was a British [[Egyptologist]].


Henry Thompson was born in [[London]] on April 2, 1859, the son of [[Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet]]. He was educated at [[Marlborough College]] and [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{Venn|id=THM876HF|name=Thompson, Henry Francis Herbert}}</ref> After careers in law and medicine, 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]].
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]].

He died on 26 May 1944 in [[Bath]].<ref name="Venn" />


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [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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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

  1. ^ a b c "Thompson, Henry Francis Herbert (THM876HF)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Wimpole Street) 
1904–1944
Extinct

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