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Thomas the Rhymer. 13C Scottish magician, prophet, and poet.
Albertus Magnus, St. c1200-80. Swabian Dominican philosopher influenced Aquinas: independent observation of nature. Alchemist.
Aquinas, St Thomas. Thomas Aquinas, St.
Arne, Thomas. 1710-78. English composer: Rule Britannia 1740. Operas.
Attwood, Thomas. 1783-1856. British Chartist.
Becket, St. Thomas à. 1118-70. Archbishop of Canterbury 1162-, murdered in Cathedral by Henry II’s knights.
Blood, Thomas. 1628-80. Attempted to steal British crown jewels 1671.
Bowdler, Thomas. 1754-1825. English publisher of expurgated Family Shakespeare 1818.
British Museum. World’s largest museum. Building 1823-52. Founded 1753 from Sloane Collection legacy. Elgin Marbles. Rosetta Stone.
Burr, Aaron. 1756-1836. US VP 1801-5. Tied in presidential election with Jefferson. Killed Hamilton in duel 1804. Acquitted of treason 1807.
Campbell, Thomas. 1777-1844. Scottish poet: Pleasures of Hope, Ye Mariners of England.
Carlyle, Thomas. 1795-1881. Scottish writer: Heroes and Hero Worship 1841. Cromwell’s Letters 1845. -“Britain-the chosen nation”.
Chatterton, Thomas. 1752-70. English poet. Forerunner of Romantics. Suicide.
Chippendale, Thomas. 1718-79. English neoclassical furniture designer. Book of Patterns, 1752.
Cinematography. 1889 Edison kinetoscope. 1895 Lumière Cinematographe. 1906 Color. 1928 Talky. 1929 Technicolor.
Commonwealth. Organized community by consent of governed. Hobbes. Locke.
Cook, Thomas. 1808-92. English. First modern conducted tours, 1841.
Cranmer, Thomas. 1489-1556. First Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury. Executed by Queen Mary.
Crapper, Thomas. 1836-1910. British plumber. Installed Queen Victoria’s toilets. Manufacturer, but not inventor of syphonic flush toilets.
De Quincey, Thomas. 1785-1859. English essayist. Confessions of an English Opium Eater 1821.
Deism. Theory that God’s existence can be proven by reason, not just known by revelation (Theism). Rousseau. Voltaire. Jefferson.
Dekker, Thomas. c1572-1632. English satiric dramatist. Shoemaker’s Holiday 1600.
Determinism. All events pre-determined. No free will. Hobbes.
Dewey, Thomas. 1902-71. Lost US presidential elections 1944,8.
Dorr, Thomas. 1805-54. US campaigner for universal male suffrage.