William Thompson (physician)
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Sir William Thompson was a physician who became
Registrar General for Ireland from 1909 to 1926.
to William Thompson, a farmer. He was educated at Enniskillen
, at Trinity College, Dublin
and at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
, Dublin. He graduated MD in 1895 and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland in 1902. He was appointed physician to Jervis Street Hospital
.
He became Registrar General for Ireland in 1909. He was appointed Chairman of Census Commission in 1911 and thereafter held a large number of other positions, dealing both with medicine and statistics.
He was a frequent contributor to the Dublin Journal of Medical Science
and similar journals.
Registrar General for Ireland from 1909 to 1926.
Life
He was born in County TyroneCounty Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
to William Thompson, a farmer. He was educated at Enniskillen
Enniskillen
Enniskillen is a town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,599 in the 2001 Census...
, at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
and at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , is a Dublin-based medical institution, situated on St. Stephen's Green. The college is one of the five Recognised Colleges of the National University of Ireland...
, Dublin. He graduated MD in 1895 and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland in 1902. He was appointed physician to Jervis Street Hospital
Jervis Street Hospital, Dublin
Jervis Street Hospital was a former hospital in Dublin, Ireland, that became part of Beaumont Hospital, which was completed in 1987. The site of the hospital became the Jervis Shopping Centre.-History:...
.
He became Registrar General for Ireland in 1909. He was appointed Chairman of Census Commission in 1911 and thereafter held a large number of other positions, dealing both with medicine and statistics.
He was a frequent contributor to the Dublin Journal of Medical Science
Dublin Journal of Medical Science
The Irish Journal of Medical Science is a peer-reviewed medical journal that was established in 1832 by Robert Kane as the Dublin Journal of Medical & Chemical Science. Besides Kane, it had distinguished editors like Robert James Graves and William Wilde...
and similar journals.