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Thomas Duffy Thomas Duffy (VC) (1805- 23 December 1858), born in Caulry, Athlone, County Westmeath, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Thomas Dufter Thomas Dufter (born December 20, 1966) is a former German nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980's and early 1990's. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun.
Thomas Dugdale, 1st Baron Crathorne Thomas Lionel Dugdale, 1st Baron Crathorne PC (20 July 1897–26 March 1977), known as Sir Thomas Dugdale, 1st Baronet, from 1945 to 1959, was a British Conservative politician. A government minister, he resigned over the Crichel Down Affair, a classic example of the convention of individual ministerial responsibility.
Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas February 16, 1741 - June 14, 1820, was a powerful figure in the Kingdom of Great Britain, now remembered for commissioning the Charlotte Dundas, the world's "first practical steamboat".
Thomas Dwight Thomas Dwight (1843 – 1911) was an anatomist and teacher. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Dwight became a Catholic in 1856, and graduated from the Harvard Medical School, 1867; after studying abroad, he was instructor in comparative anatomy at Harvard, 1872-1873, lectured also at Bowdoin, and succeeded Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Thomas Dwight (politician) DWIGHT, Thomas, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Springfield, Mass., October 29, 1758; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from Harvard College in 1778; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Springfield, Mass.
Thomas E. Baker Thomas Eugene Baker is a professor of Constitutional law in the Florida International University College of Law. After receiving his Juris Doctor at the University of Florida College of Law, Baker was a law clerk in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and later was the administrative assistant to Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
Thomas E. Bourke Thomas Earle Bourke (May 5, 1896-January 9, 1978) was a United States Marine Corps general who, during World War II, commanded Marine artillery units commanded World War on Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Leyte. At the end of World War II, he commanded the 5th Marine Division in the occupation of Japan, and the Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
Thomas E. Bullard Thomas Eddie Bullard (born 1949) is an American folklorist best known for his research into UFOs and the abduction phenomenon. His articles have been published in the Journal of American Folklore and the Journal of UFO Studies, among other journals.
Thomas E. Franklin Thomas E. Franklin (born 1966) is an American photographer for The Bergen Record, best known for his photograph Raising the Flag at Ground Zero, which depicts firefighters raising the American flag at the World Trade Center after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Thomas E. Martin Thomas Ellsworth Martin (January 18, 1893 - June 27, 1971) was a United States Representative and Senator from Iowa. Born in Melrose, Iowa, he attended the public schools and graduated from the State University of Iowa (in 1916) and from its law college (in 1927).
Thomas E. Miller Thomas Ezekiel Miller (1849 - 1938, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Ferrebeville, Beaufort County, South Carolina, June 17, 1849; moved with his parents to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1851; attended the public schools in Charleston, South Carolina, and in Hudson, New York; employed as a newsboy on a railroad; was graduated from Lincoln University, Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1872; moved to Grahamville, South Carolina, and served as school commissioner of Beaufort County in 1872; member of the State house of representatives in 1874-1880, 1886-1887, and 1894-1896; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1875 and practiced law in Beaufort, South Carolina; member of the State executive committee 1878-1880; served in the State senate in 1880; successfully contested as a Republican the election of William Elliott to the Fifty-first Congress and served from September 24, 1890, to March 3, 1891; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress; again a member of the Sta
Thomas E. Watson Thomas Edward Watson (September 5, 1856 – September 26, 1922), generally known as Tom Watson, was a United States politician from Georgia. In early years, Watson championed poor farmers and the working class; later he became a controversial publisher and Populist politician.
Thomas E. Wright Thomas Edward Wright is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the state's eighteenth district, which includes constituents in New Hanover and Pender counties. An EMS instructor from Wilmington, North Carolina, Wright is currently serving his seventh term in the House.
Thomas Eakins Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins (July 25, 1844 - June 25, 1916) was a painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator. He is associated with realism, and is often identified as a father of American painting.
Thomas Earnshaw Thomas Earnshaw (born on February 4, 1749 in Ashton-under-Lyne - died March 1, 1829 in London) was an English watchmaker who first simplified the process of chronometer production, making them available to the general public. He's also known for his improvements to the transit clock at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London and his invention of the cylindrical balance spring and the bimetallic compensation balance.
Thomas Eckhardt Thomas Eckhardt is a fictional character in the David Lynch/Mark Frost television series Twin Peaks, played by the acclaimed English actor, David Warner. He is the former business partner of Andrew Packard, and is obsessively in love with Josie Packard.
Thomas Edgeworth Courtenay Thomas Edgeworth Courtenay (April 19, 1822 – September 3, 1875) was a member of the Confederate Secret Service and inventor of the coal torpedo, a bomb disguised as a lump of coal that was used to attack Union steam-powered warships and transports.
Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison (February 11 1847 – October 18 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices which greatly influenced life worldwide into the 21st century. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park" by a newspaper reporter, he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production to the process of invention, and can therefore be credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.
Thomas Edison High School of Technology Thomas Edison High School of Technology (often referred to as Thomas Edison or Edison) is a public vocational/technical high school located in Silver Spring, Maryland, and is a member in the Downcounty Consortium. The school is unique compared to other Montgomery County Public Schools.
Thomas Edison State College Thomas Edison State College is a public institution of higher education located in Trenton, New Jersey. The college offers 12 degrees at the undergraduate level (six Associate and six Baccalaureate) and four master's degrees.
Thomas Edmonds (singer) Thomas Edmonds, (AM, BA, DipEd, DipT, MACE), is a well-known Australian singer who was born in South Australia, Australia. He graduated as a teacher, and also graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of South Australia in Adelaide.
Thomas Edward (naturalist) Thomas Edward (1814 - 1886) was a Scottish naturalist, born at Gosport. He was trained as a shoemaker and eventually settled in Banff, where he devoted his leisure to the study of animal nature, and collected numerous specimens of animals, which he stuffed and exhibited, but with pecuniary loss; the Queen's attention being called to his case, settled on him an annual pension of ÂŁ50, while the citizens of Aberdeen presented him in March 1877 with a gift of 130 sovereigns.
Thomas Edward Campbell Thomas Edward Campbell (January 18, 1878–March 1, 1944) was the second and fourth governor in the State of Arizona, United States. Born in 1878 in Prescott, Arizona, he is also the first Republican and first native-born governor.
Thomas Edward Rendle Thomas Edward Rendle (December 14, 1884 - June 1, 1946) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Thomas Edwards Thomas Edwards (19 April 1863- 27 March 1953) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Thomas Edwin Ricks Thomas Edwin Ricks (July 21, 1828, Western Kentucky – September 28, 1901), more commonly known as Thomas E. Ricks, a prominent pioneer and settler of the West, was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at age sixteen, attended the first conference of the same church and also helped in its construction of the Nauvoo, Illinois Temple.
Thomas Egerton Hale Thomas Egerton Hale (VC, CB) (24 September 1832- 25 December 1909) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton GCH PC (30 December 1799–7 March 1882), born Thomas Grosvenor, was a British nobleman and Tory politician. He served as Lord Steward of the Household in 1835 in Sir Robert Peel's first Tory administration.
Thomas Eisner Thomas Eisner is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University, and Director of the Cornell Institute for Research in Chemical Ecology (CIRCE). He is a world authority on animal behavior, ecology, and evolution, and is one of the pioneers of chemical ecology, the discipline dealing with the chemical interactions of organisms.
Thomas Eldon McIntyre Thomas Eldon McIntyre was born in Carleton County, Ontario, and moved to Manitoba as a child in 1880. He settled in the Burnside district, and operated an implement business in Oakville from 1911 to 1949 before moving to Winnipeg.
Thomas Elphinstone Hambledon Thomas Elphinstone Hambledon (Tommy Hambledon) is the fictional protagonist of many spy novels written by the British author Manning Coles from 1940 through 1963. Tommy was a teacher in a British boarding school in his first appearance in Drink to Yesterday and, during school vacations, a spy in Germany for the Foreign Office.
Thomas Elsdon Ashford Thomas Elsdon Ashford (1859 - 21 February 1913) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Thomas Engelhart Thomas von Westen Engelhart (1850-1905) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Auditing 1891-1892, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1892-1893 and 1897-1898, and Minister of the Interior 1895-1897.
Thomas Engelmann Thomas Engelmann was a German botanist from the 19th century, known for his 1803 experiment which measured the effects of different colors of light on photosynthesis. In 1803, Thomas Engelmann illuminated a filamenous algea with light that had been passed through a prisim, exposing different segments of the alga to different wavelenghts.
Thomas Enqvist Thomas Enqvist (born March 13, 1974 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former professional tennis player, and played on the ATP circuit since turning pro in 1991. He announced his retirement from tennis in April, 2006.
Thomas Erastus Thomas Erastus (September 7, 1524 – December 31, 1583) was a Swiss theologian best known for a posthumously published work in which he argued that the sins of Christians should be punished by the state, and not by the church withholding the sacraments. A generalization of this idea, that the state is supreme in church matters, is known somewhat misleadingly as Erastianism.
Thomas Eriksson (skier) Thomas Eriksson (born October 16, 1959) is a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1997. He won a complete set of medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 30 km (1982), a silver in the 4 x 10 km (1991), and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km (1985).
Thomas Erpynham Sir Thomas Erpingham was an English knight, immortalised as a character in the play Henry V by William Shakespeare, as an officer in the king's army. For a while Sir Thomas Erpingham supported John Wycliffe's heretical campaign for the promotion of the English rendition of the Holy Bible, but is best remembered for his military service.
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine (10 January,1750 – 17 November 1823), Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom, was the third and youngest son of Henry David Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, and was born in Edinburgh. From an early age he showed a strong desire to enter one of the learned professions; but his father, owing to his straitened circumstances, was unable to do more than give him a good school education at the high school of Edinburgh and the grammar school of St Andrews.
Thomas Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie Thomas Alexander Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie (1 September 1732–9 October 1781), styled Viscount Fentoun and Lord Pittenweem until 1756, was a British musician and composer whose considerable talent brought him international fame and his rakish habits notoriety, but nowadays is little known. Recent recordings of his surviving compositions have led to him being re-evaluated as one of the most important British composers of the 18th century, as well as a prime example of Scotland's music.
Thomas Esmonde (VC) Thomas Esmonde (VC), (23 August 1829 – 14 January 1873) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Thomas Esposito Thomas Esposito (b. 1952) is a former lawyer, Democratic politician, and four-term mayor of Logan, West Virginia, Espostio pled guilty to corruption charges for bribing a Logan County, West Virginia magistrate.
Thomas Eugene Flanagan Thomas Eugene Flanagan is an American-born writer and professor of political science at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. He was the only son of an Irish-American family from Illinois, and he attended the University of Notre Dame, Indiana as an undergraduate.
Thomas F. Bayard Thomas Francis Bayard (October 29 1828 – September 29 1898) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served three terms as U.
Thomas F. Lee Thomas F Lee (born 1950 Greenbelt, Maryland USA) is Chief Architect at training firm Global Knowledge. Thomas is Windows Editor for Server Management Magazine, a columnist for PC Pro and a regular contributor to other computer magazines.
Thomas F. Lennon Thomas Lennon is a documentary filmmaker much of whose work has focused on issues of ethnicity and race. He has alternated between historical and contemporary subject matter, often collaborating with noted writers such as essayist Shelby Steele and journalist Richard Ben Cramer.
Thomas F. Lloyd Thomas F Lloyd best known for the building of the Alberta Cotton mill In carrboro NC (formerly known as West of) was part of a very important families in Orange County history. His family settleld in the county around 1760.
Thomas Fairfax, 13th Lord Fairfax of Cameron Thomas Brian McKelvie Fairfax, 13th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1923-1964) was the thirteenth person to hold the title Lord Fairfax of Cameron. Fairfax served as lord-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and as an assistant whip in the House of Lords.
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron was born in 1692 at Leeds Castle in Kent, England and died at his seat at Greenway Court near White Post in Clarke County, Virginia on December 12, 1781. Lord Fairfax was the son of Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and of Catharine, daughter of Thomas Culpeper, 2nd Baron Culpeper of Thoresway.
Thomas Farley Thomas P. Farley is the author of Modern Manners: The Thinking Person's Guide to Social Graces, a guide to living mannerly in modern society that includes columns by Peggy Noonan, Frank McCourt and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Thomas Farquhar Thomas Farquhar (Born 28 January 1875 Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada - 24 December 1962), was a Progressive Canadian politician from 1930 to October 14, 1935, when he was elected to the House of Commons under the Liberal banner, representing the riding of Algoma East. He was re-elected March 26, 1940 and June 11, 1945.
Thomas Farrell General Thomas Francis Farrell (December 3, 1891 –April 1967) was the Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Field Operations of the Manhattan Engineer District, acting as executive officer to General Leslie Groves.
Thomas Fasting Thomas Fasting (1769-1841) was a Norwegian temporary councillor of state in 1814, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm for six periods between 1817-1836, and Minister of the Navy in eight periods between 1815-1839, as well as head of the Ministry of the Army in 1828 and 1832.
Thomas Fink Thomas Fink is an American physicist who has authored a number of journal articles on statistical and biological physics and two popular books. He is a Charge de Recherche at CNRS/Institut Curie and when not in Paris lives in England.
Thomas Fitzherbert Thomas Fitzherbert (1552, Swynnerton, Staffs, England–17 August 1640, Rome) was an English Jesuit. His father having died whilst he was an infant, he was, even as a child, the head of an important family and the first heir born at Swynnerton, where his descendants have since flourished and still remain Catholics.
Thomas Flanagan (writer) Thomas Flanagan (born November 5, 1923, in Greenwich, CT, died March 21, 2002 in Berkeley, CA) was an American professor of English literature who specialized in Irish literature. He was also a successful novelist.
Thomas Flawn Thomas Flawn (22 December 1857- 19 January 1925) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Thomas Fleming (author) Thomas Fleming is an American writer, president of the Rockford Institute, and editor of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture, a leading paleoconservative political commentary periodical, published each month. He received his PhD.
Thomas Flinn Thomas Flinn(VC), (1842-10 August 1892) was born in Athlone and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Thomas Foley (1616-1677) Thomas Foley was the eldest son of the second marriage (to Alice Brindley) of Richard Foley, a prominent Midlands ironmaster. He took over his father's business and made great profits from it in the 1650s and 1660s, which used to buy estates.
Thomas Ford (politician) Thomas Ford (December 5, 1800 - November 3, 1850) was a Democrat and governor of Illinois from 1842 to 1846 remembered largely for the Illinois Mormon War. He is also the author of A History of Illinois (Chicago, 1854), published posthumously about the state from its founding in 1818 until 1847.
Thomas Forsaith Thomas Spencer Forsaith was a New Zealand politician. According to some historians, he was the country's second Premier, although a more conventional view states that neither he nor his predecessor should properly be given that title.
Thomas Forstner Thomas Forstner (born December 3 1969 in Deutsch Wagram, Austria) is a singer who has represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest twice. In 1989 he performed Nur ein Lied (English: Only one song) in Lausanne, giving Austria the fifth place — their highest position since their last win in 1966.
Thomas Fowler Thomas Fowler (born 1777 in Great Torrington, Devon, England – died March 31 1843) was an English inventor whose most notable invention was the thermosiphon which forms the basis of most modern central heating systems.
Thomas Francis Meagher Thomas Francis Meagher aka: "O'Meagher", or "Meagher of the Sword" (August 3, 1823 – July 1, 1867) was an Irish revolutionary, who also served in the United States Army as a Brigadier General during the U.S.
Thomas Francis Wade Sir Thomas Francis Wade (25 August, 1818 - 31 July, 1895) was a London-born British diplomat and sinologist who produced a syllabary in 1859 that was later amended, extended and converted into the Wade-Giles Romanization for Mandarin Chinese by Herbert Giles in 1892. His Chinese name was Wei Tuoma (威妥瑪).
Thomas Francois Burgers Thomas François Burgers (15 April 1834 - 9 December 1881) was the 4th president of the South African Republic from 1871 to 1877. He was the youngest child of Barend and Elizabeth Burger of the farm Langefontein in the Camdeboo district of Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony.
Thomas Frank Thomas Frank (born 1965) is an American author who writes about what he calls "cultural politics". He is the founder and editor of The Baffler and the author of several books, most recently What's the Matter with Kansas?.
Thomas Frank Durrant Thomas Frank Durrant (17 October 1918- 28 March 1942) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Thomas Frankson Thomas Frankson, born September 16, 1869 in York Township, Minnesota, Fillmore County, Minnesota, was Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1917 to 1921. Frankson was a lawyer, real estate developer, and politician.
Thomas Frederic Tweed Thomas Frederic Tweed (1890–30 April 1940) was a British soldier and novelist. He won the Military Cross in World War I and at the age of 26 was named the youngest lieutenant colonel in the British Army at the time.
Thomas Frederick Colby Thomas Frederick Colby (September 1, 1784 – October 9, 1852), a British major-general and director of the Ordnance Survey (OS), was born at St. Margaret's, Rochester, Kent, as a member of a South Wales family.
Thomas Fremantle (British admiral) Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle, GCB (November 20, 1765 – December 19, 1819) was a very successful naval officer in the Royal Navy whose list of accolades includes action in three separate fleet actions, a close personal friendship with Lord Nelson and a Baronage in Austria.
Thomas Fremantle, 3rd Baron Cottesloe Thomas Francis Fremantle, 3rd Baron Cottesloe (1862 – 1954) was a Baron in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was the son of Thomas Francis Fremantle, 2nd Baron Cottesloe and a direct descendant of Admiral Thomas Fremantle.
Thomas Friedman Thomas Loren Friedman, OBE (born July 20, 1953), is an American journalist, author and a three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. He is an op-ed contributor to The New York Times, whose column appears twice weekly and mainly addresses topics on foreign affairs.
Thomas G. Jones Thomas Goode Jones (November 26 1844–April 28 1914) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1890 to 1894. Born in 1844 in Macon, Georgia and died in 1914 in Montgomery, Alabama.
Thomas Gaardsøe Thomas Gaardsøe Christensen (born November 23, 1979) is a Danish former professional footballer, who most notably won the 1999 Danish Superliga with Aalborg Boldspilklub, and played abroad for English clubs Ipswich Town and West Bromwich Albion. He played two matches and scored a single goal for the Danish national team.
Thomas Gabriel Fischer Thomas Gabriel Fischer, also known by his stage name of "Tom Gabriel Warrior", is a Swiss singer and guitarist. He changed his name because people had made fun of him at school, giving him the inspiration to make his music.
Thomas Gallaudet (1822-1902) [Gallaudet (June 3] [[1822 - August 27 1902), an American Episcopal priest, was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His father, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, was the renowned pioneer of deaf education in the United States.
Thomas Galloway Thomas Galloway (26 February 1796 - 1 November 1851) was a Scottish mathematician born in Symington, Lanarkshire. In 1812 he entered the University of Edinburgh, where he distinguished himself specially in mathematics.
Thomas Gambier Parry Thomas Gambier Parry (February 22, 1816 – September 28,1888) was an English artist and collector of 14th century and 15th century Italian art. He is best remembered for his development of the Gambier Parry process of fresco painting.
Thomas Geitner Thomas Geitner is the CEO, New Businesses & Innovation of Vodafone since April 2006, and also a Board director since May 2000. As a consequence of the restructuring of the Vodafone organisation, he is due to leave the post and company end of 2006.
Thomas George Churchill Wimsey, 10th Duke of Denver Thomas George Churchill Wimsey, 10th Duke of Denver was one of the ficitious ancestors Dorothy Sayers and her friends created for her detective Lord Peter Wimsey. A choleric man of the highest social standing (the first Duke of Marlborough was his godfather), he knew "everything about the ancient philosophers except the application of their precepts to himself".
Thomas George Lanphier, Jr. Thomas George Lanphier, Jr. (November 27, 1915 – November 26, 1987) was a Colonel and WWII fighter pilot who was credited with shooting down the plane carrying Admiral Yamamoto, the commander in chief of the Japanese Imperial Navy.
Thomas George Longstaff Thomas George Longstaff (1875-1964) was an explorer and mountaineer, most famous for being the first person to climb a summit of over 7,000 meters in elevation, Trisul, in the Indian Himalaya. He also made important explorations and climbs in Tibet, Nepal, the Karakoram, Spitsbergen, Greenland, and Baffin Island.
Thomas George Turrall Thomas George Turrall (5 July 1885-21 February 1964) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Thomas German Reed Thomas German Reed (June 27, 1817–March 21, 1888) was an English composer and theatrical manager best known for creating the German Reed Entertainments, a genre of musical plays that made theatre-going respectable at a time when the stage was considered disreputable. He was married to Priscilla Horton, a noted singer, actress and dancer.
Thomas Gernon Thomas Gernon (born 1983, County Louth, Ireland) youngest son of Thomas and Eileen, won the Millennium Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (Ireland) for his work on the numerical modeling of urbanization trends in Europe. His project entitled The Geography and Mathematics of Europe’s Urban Centres was also awarded the prestigious Alumni Prize at the 12th European Union Contest for Young Scientists.
Thomas Gilbert Thomas Gilbert (1720-1798) was a poor-law reformer who was in British parliament from 1763 to 1795. His name is given to an Act of Parliament known as Relief of the Poor Act 1782 better known as Gilbert's Act which aimed 'for the better relief and employment of the poor'.
Thomas Gilcrease William Thomas Gilcrease (1890–1962) was an American oilman, art collector and philanthropist. During his lifetime, Gilcrease collected more than 10,000 artworks, 250,000 Native American artifacts and 100,000 rare books and documents, including the only surviving certified copy of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Girtin Thomas Girtin (18 February 1775 – 9 November 1802), was an English painter and etcher, who played a key role in establishing watercolour as a reputable art form. He was born in Southwark, London, the son of a well-to-do brushmaker of Huguenot descent in.
Thomas Gisbourne Thomas Gisborne (1758 - 1846) 'the Elder' (to distinguish him from his son, the MP Thomas Gisborne the Younger) was an Anglican priest and one of the Clapham Sect, who fought for the abolition of the slave trade in England. He was a close friend of William Wilberforce and Hannah More.
Thomas GivĂłn Talmy "Tom" GivĂłn (born 1936) is is a linguist and educator and one of the founders of functionalism in linguistics. He also founded the linguistics department at the University of Oregon based on his functionalist approach to the subject.
Thomas Godfrey (inventor) Thomas Godfrey (December, 1704 – December, 1749) was an optician and inventor in the American colonies, who, around 1730 invented the sextant. At approximately the same time an Englishman, John Hadley, also invented the sextant independently.
Thomas Gold Thomas Gold (May 22, 1920 – June 22, 2004) was an Austrian astrophysicist, a professor of astronomy at Cornell University, and a member of the US National Academy of Sciences. Gold was one of three young Cambridge scientists who in the 1950s proposed the now mostly abandoned 'steady state' hypothesis of the universe.
Thomas Gordon (general) Major-General Thomas Gordon, (1788 –20 April, 1841), was a British army officer and historian. He is remembered for his role in the Greek War of Independence in the 1820s and 1830s and his History of the war published in 1833.
Thomas Gore Thomas Pryor Gore (born Governor Thomas Pryor Gore on December 10, 1870 – March 16, 1949) was a Democratic politician. Born in Webster County, Mississippi, he moved to Oklahoma in 1901 and was a United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1907 until 1921 and from 1931 until 1937.
Thomas Grace Thomas Langdon Grace (November 14, 1814-February 22, 1897) was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota. He was installed as Bishop on July 29, 1859 after a year and a half long period of sede vacante in that see, and resigned on July 31, 1884, succeeded by John Ireland (archbishop).
Thomas Gradin Thomas Kjell Gradin (born February 18, 1956 in Solleftea, Sweden) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1978 to 1987. He is best remembered for the 8 seasons he spent with the Vancouver Canucks, and remains one of the top players in that franchise's history.

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