Thomson, Sir Joseph John (1856-1940), knight, physicist

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Thomson, Sir Joseph John (1856-1940), knight, physicist

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Dates of existence

1856-1940

History

Joseph John Thomson was born in Cheetham Hill, Manchester on 18 December 1856, the son of James John Thomson, bookseller and publisher and his wife Emma. In 1871 Thomson was admitted to Owens College Manchester and studied there until 1876, when he wasread more

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Charnock, Joan Paget (1903-1987), daughter of Sir Joseph John Thomson, author (1903-1987)

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family

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Charnock, Joan Paget (1903-1987), daughter of Sir Joseph John Thomson, author is the child of Thomson, Sir Joseph John (1856-1940), knight, physicist

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Thomson, Sir George Paget (1892-1975), knight, physicist and Nobel laureate (1892-1975)

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family

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Thomson, Sir George Paget (1892-1975), knight, physicist and Nobel laureate is the child of Thomson, Sir Joseph John (1856-1940), knight, physicist

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Thomson, Emma (1831-1901), mother of J. J. Thomson (1831-1901)

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family

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Thomson, Emma (1831-1901), mother of J. J. Thomson is the parent of Thomson, Sir Joseph John (1856-1940), knight, physicist

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Thomson, Frederick Vernon (1859-1917), brother of J. J. Thomson (1859-1917)

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family

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Thomson, Frederick Vernon (1859-1917), brother of J. J. Thomson is the sibling of Thomson, Sir Joseph John (1856-1940), knight, physicist

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Thomson, Rose Elizabeth (1860-1951), wife of Sir Joseph John Thomson (1860-1951)

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family

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Thomson, Rose Elizabeth (1860-1951), wife of Sir Joseph John Thomson is the spouse of Thomson, Sir Joseph John (1856-1940), knight, physicist

Dates of relationship

1890-1940

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Sources

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography