Thomson, G. (George), active 18th century

Epithet: M D; of Dumfries

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Epithet: Professor of Philosoplhy at St. Andrew's

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Epithet: editor of Scottish, Welsh, and Irish airs

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Epithet: Lieutenant-Colonel; Bengal Engineers

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George Thomson, 1903-1987, studied at King's College Cambridge graduating to teach Greek through the medium of modern Irish. He retained an interest in Irish Studies throughout his life. He was Professor at Greek at University of Birmingham, 1937-1970. During this time his book of the Greek Language was published. One of his objectives was to make Greek available at University to whoever wished to acquire it. It took a number of years to develop a new approach with the active participation of students and to put it into book form. Thomson also translated a number of Greek plays for performance. Thomson was a colleague of Nikolai Bachtin who also taught Classics and Linguistics at Birmingham, 1938-1950.

Reference: Deposit information.

For further reading about the University of Birmingham see: Eric Ives, Diane Drummond, Leonard Schwarz The First Civic University: Birmingham 1880-1980 An Introductory History (The University of University of Birmingham Press. 2000).

From the guide to the University of Birmingham Staff Papers: Papers of George Thomson, [193-]-[197-], (University of Birmingham Information Services, Special Collections Department)