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THOMASIUS 361 THOMPSON forced to leave Leipsic, and went first to Berlin, and afterward (1690) to Halle, where his lectures were the means of establishing a university, since famous. In this university Thomasius became Professor of Jurisprudence. He broke away completely from traditional pedan- try and mediaeval terminology, and was a courageous opponent of trial for witch- craft and the use of torture. His spe- cialty was international law (jus natu- rale) and ethics. He wrote "Thoughts and Reminiscences" (1723-1726) ; and "History of Wisdom and Folly" (1693). He died in Halle, Sept. 23, 1728. THOMASVILLE, a city and county- seat of Thomas co., Ga.; on the Atlantic Coast Line, Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, and the Florida Central rail- road; 32 miles N. E. of Tallahassee, Fla. Here are a court house, South Georgia College, Young's College, the School for Colored Pupils, waterworks, electric lights. National and State banks, and several newspapers. It is a noted win- ter health resort. The city has iron foundries and machine shops. Pop. (1910), 6,727; (1920), 8,196. THOMASVILLE, a city of North Carolina, in Davidson co. It is on the Southern and the Carolina and Yadkin railroads. Its industries include machine shops, a woodworking plant, cotton mills, chair factories, etc. It is the seat of the Thomasville Baptist Orphanage. Pop. (1910), 3,877; (1920), 5,676. THOMPSON, AUGUSTUS CHARLES, an American clergyman; born in Gosh- en, Conn., April 30, 1812; was educated at Yale University and graduated at the Hartford Theological Seminary in 1838; studied abroad in 1838-1839; was ordain- ed in the Congregational Church, became pastor of the Eliot Congregational Church, Roxbury, Mass., in 1842. He was a delegate to the Mildmay Mission- ary Conference in 1878 and the London Missionary Conference in 1888. His pub- lications include "Better Land" (1855); "Morning Hours in Patmos" (1860) ; "The Mercv Seat" (1863) ; "Seeds and Sheaves" (1869); "Moravian Missions" (1882) ; "Foreign Missions" (1889) ; "Protestant Missions" (1894); "Eliot Memorial" 1900) ; etc. He died in 1901. THOMPSON, DANIEL GREEN- IjEAF, an American author; born in Montpelier, Vt., Feb. 9, 1850; was grad- uated at Amherst College in 1869 ; taught for three years, and was admitted to the New York bar in 1872. Thereafter he practised his profession in New York, while his leisure hours were devoted to literary pursuits, lecturing, etc. He made notable contributions to many pe- riodicals; was the author of several books; and an active member of many literary and social clubs and societies. He died in New York city, July 10, 1897. THOMPSON, DENMAN, an American actor; born in Girard, Pa., in 1833; be- gan his professional career as a dancer, Irish character and general utility man. Later he starred in the comedy "Joshua Whitcomb," a play of his own, which was afterward remodeled as "The Old Home- stead." He died April 14, 1911. THOMPSON, ERWIN W., an Ameri- can diplomatic official; bom in Colquitt CO., Ga., 1859, and graduated from Cor- nell University in 1881. His earlier years were spent in journalism and in- vestigations of cotton and markets in Europe for the Department of Com- merce. In 1914 he was appointed com- mercial attache of the Department of Commerce and assigned to duty at Berlin and the Scandinavian capitals. Later he became manager of the district office of the United States Department of Com- merce in New Orleans, La. THOMPSON, FRANCIS, an English poet; son of a Lancashire physician; bom about 1863. He was educated at Ushaw College, near Durham, and studied medi- cine at Owens College, Manchester. He determined to take up literature, how- ever, and went to London. His first appearance in print was in the columns of "Merrie England." Collected volumes appeared as follows: "Poems" (1893); "Sister Songs" (1896); "New Poems" (1897) ; "A Renegade Poet" (1910), and several religious books. He died in 1907. THOMPSON, PRANK ERNEST, an American educator; born in Duquoin, 111., 1871. In 1901 he became an assist- ant instructor of education at Leland Stanford University; then, a year later, instructor in the State Normal School in San Francisco. He became professor and director of the College of Education of the University of Colorado in 1907. THOMPSON, HELEN BISHOP, an American educator; bom in Chillicothe, Ohio. From 1903 till 1907 she was an assistant instructor at the Kansas State Agricultural College, then became pro- fessor of household economics at Lincoln College, in Lincoln, 111. (1909-12). Was professor of home economics at New Hampshire College (1913-15), then pro- fessor of dietetics (1915-18) at the Con- necticut College for Women, at New London. In 1918 she became dean of the division of home economics and profes-