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William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (better known simply as Lord Kelvin), OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, FRSE, lived from 26 June 1824 to 17 December 1907.
He was a noted physicist and engineer. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
William Thomson was born in Belfast, the son of James Thomson, a teacher of mathematics and engineering at Royal Belfast Academical Institution.
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His older brother was (also) James Thomson, who became a significant engineer and physicist in his own right. In 1833 the family moved to Glasgow, where his father has been appointed Professor of Mathematics at the University of Glasgow.
William Thomson became a student at Glasgow University before, in 1841, going to Peterhouse College in Cambridge. Here he excelled in mathematics and physics, as well as in a number of sports, especially sculling.
In 1845, Thomson did much to sup