William Thompson ( 1805 - 1852 )

Birth: Belfast (02 December 1805) Death: London (17 February 1852) Burial: Belfast Research Field: Natural history Career: Apprenticed to the linen business (1820); took a four-month tour on the continent (1826); Vice-President Belfast Natural History Society (1833); President of Belfast Literary Society (1837-1839); voyaged to the Levant with Edward Forbes (FRS 1845) (1841); President of Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society (1843-1952) Memberships: Natural History and Philosophical Society of Belfast (1826; President 1843) Membership: Candidate.