Thompson

Thompson
I. biographical name Benjamin 1753-1814 Count Rumford British (American-born) physicist & statesman II. biographical name Dorothy 1894-1961 American journalist III. biographical name Francis 1859-1907 English poet IV. biographical name Sir John Sparrow David 1844-1894 Canadian statesman; prime minister (1892-94) V. biographical name Tommy George 1941- United States secretary of health and human services (2001- ) VI. geographical name river 304 miles (489 kilometers) Canada in S British Columbia flowing S (as the North Thompson) & thence W & SW into the Fraser; joined by a branch, the South Thompson

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  • Thompson — Thompson, ND U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 1006 Housing Units (2000): 339 Land area (2000): 0.461970 sq. miles (1.196498 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.461970 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • THOMPSON (J.) — THOMPSON JAMES MYERS THOMPSON dit JIM (1906 1977) Né à Anadarko (Oklahoma), James Myers Thompson, suite aux revers financiers de sa famille, connaît une éducation fragmentaire et itinérante qui le mène de la Caroline du Nord au Nebraska où il… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Thompson —   [ tɔmpsn],    1) Sir Benjamin, britisch amerikanischer Physiker, Rumford, Sir Benjamin Thompson, Graf von.    2) Daley, eigentlich Francis Morgan Thompson, britischer Leichtathlet (Mehrkämpfer), * Notting Hill (London) 30. 7. 1958; u. a. im… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • THOMPSON (F.) — THOMPSON FRANCIS (1859 1907) Fils d’un médecin de Preston (Lancashire) converti, comme sa femme, au catholicisme, Thompson, destiné d’abord au sacerdoce, est envoyé, à dix ans, au séminaire d’Ushaw, près de Durham. Après de bonnes études… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Thompson, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 596 Housing Units (2000): 278 Land area (2000): 0.874786 sq. miles (2.265686 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.874786 sq. miles (2.265686 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Thompson, ND — U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 1006 Housing Units (2000): 339 Land area (2000): 0.461970 sq. miles (1.196498 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.461970 sq. miles (1.196498 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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