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THOMPSON 362 THOMPSON sor of nutrition and di&tetics at the Kan- sas State Agricultural College. THOMPSON, SIR HENRY, an Eng- lish surgeon; born in Framlingham, Eng- land, Aug. 6, 1820; was educated at Uni- versity College, London; appointed sur- geon of the University College Hospital (1863) ; Professor of Clinical Surgery (1866), consulting surgeon (1874). In 1884 he was made Professor of Surgery and Pathology in the Royal College of Surgeons, London. He was surgeon extraordinary to Leopold I., King of Bel- gium (1864) and to Leopold IL (1866); and was knighted in 1867. He was the first medical man in England to bring the subject of cremation before the pub- lic, and was president of the Cremation Society of London from its organization in 1874. He wrote many medical works, leveral of which have been translated into the chief languages of Europe. He Is also knovra as a painter, having ex- hibited at the Royal Academy, London, and the Salon, Paris. Among his works are "Pathology and Treatment of Stric- ture of the Urethra" (1886); "Practical Lithotrity and Lithotomy" (1863); "Tumors of the Bladder" (1884); "Cal- culous Disease" (1888) ; "Modern Crema- tion, Its History and Practice" (1889); two novels, "Charley Kingston's Aunt" (1885), and "All But" (1886). He died in London, April 18, 1904. THOMPSON, HOLLAND, an Ameri- can educator and editor; bom in Ran- dolph CO., N. C, 1873 and graduate of the University of North Carolina. He began his career as principal of the high school at Concord, N. C. (1895-9), be- came a fellow of Columbia in 1899 and was tutor of history there, later instruc- tor (1902-6) and assistant professor (1906). He finally became associate pro- fessor at the College of the City of New York. He has been editor-in-chief of "The Book of Knowledge" and editor of "The People and the Trusts" (1912) and "The World War" (1920). THOMPSON, HUGH MILLER, an American clergyman; bom in County Londonderry, Ireland, June 5, 1830; was graduated at the Nashotah Theological Seminary, Wis., in 1852; was ordained in the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1856, and was Professor of Church History at the Nashotah Theological Seminary and editor of the "American Churchman," Chicago, in 1860-1870. He held the rec- torship of Christ Church, New York City, in 1871-1875, and that of Trinity, New Orleans, in 1876-1883. He was conse- crated Bishop of Mississippi in 1887. Dr. Thompson was the author of "Unity and Its Restoration" (1859); "Sin and Penalty" (1862); "Kingdom of God" (1872); "The World and the Kingdom" (1888); "The World and the Wrestlers" (1895) ; "More Copy" (1897). He died at Jackson, Miss., Nov. 17, 1902. THOMPSON, HUSTON, United States Federal Trade Commissioner; bom in Lewisburg, Pa., 1875; graduated from Princeton in 1897, then studied law at the New York Law School. He began his law practice in 1899 in Denver, Colo., became lecturer on law at the University of Denver Law School (1903-6), then assistant attorney-general of Colorado 1907-9). In 1913 he became an assistant attorney-general of the United States. In 1918 he was appointed Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission to fill an unexpired term and was re-appointed in 1919. THOMPSON, JAMES WESTFALL, an American university professor; bom in Pella, la., 1869; graduated from Rut- gers College and studied in the Sarbonne in Paris. In 1895 he became assistant professor of history in the University of Chicago, being finally professor of medi- cal history in 1913. He has written a number of works, among which are: "Development of French Monarchy Un- der Louis VI" (1895); "The Last Pagan" (1916); and a number of contributions to various magazines. THOMPSON, JOSEPH ADDISON, an American college president; bom at Ross Grove, De Kalb co.. 111.. 1860, graduated from Monmouth College, 1882, and studied at Princeton Theological Semi- nary. He was ordained to the ministry in 1886, and became president of Tarkio College, in 1887. He was a member of the 9th General Council of the Alliance of Reformed Churches and a member of the State Executive Committee of the Y. M. C. A. in Missouri since 1908. THOMPSON, (JAMES) MAURICE, an American author; born in Fairfield, Ind., Sept. 9, 1844. He was a Confed- erate soldier in the Civil War; afterward State geologist of Indiana, 1885-1889. He wrote nature studies. He published in book form: "Hoosier Mosiacs" (1875); "The Witchery of Archery" (1878); "A Tallahassee Girl" (1882); "Songs of Fair Weather" (1883); "At Love's Ex- tremes" (1885); "Byways and Bird Notes" (1885); "Sylvan Secrets" (1887); "A Fortnight of Folly" (1888); "The Story of Louisiana" (1888); "Poems" (1892); "King of Honey Island" (1892); "The Ethics of Literary Art" (1893); "The Ocala Boy" (1895); "Alice of Old Vincennes" (1900). He died Feb. 15, 1901.