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1. (n.) Thompson
Benjamin, Count Rumford, 1753–1814, English physicist and diplomat, born in the U.S.

2. Thompson
Dorothy, 1894–1961, U.S. journalist.

3. Thompson
Francis, 1859–1907, English poet.

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1. (noun) Thompson, Homer Thompson, Homer A. Thompson, Homer Armstrong Thompson
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)

2. (noun) Thompson, Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford
English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814)

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