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| Thompson, Reginald Campbell. Adm. at CAIUS, Oct. 1, 1895. [Eldest] s. of Reginald Edward (next), M.D., of Lillie Road, Fulham, London (and Anne Isabella, dau. of Augustus De Morgan, the mathematician). B. [Aug. 21], 1876, in Kensington. School, St Paul's (where he began to take an interest in Assyrian, and received considerable help from F. W. Walker, then Head Master). Matric. Michs. 1895; exhibitioner; Stewart of Rannoch Scholar, 1897; B.A. (Oriental Langs. Trip., 1st Class) 1898; M.A. 1902. Assistant in the Egyptian and Assyrian Dept. of the British Museum, 1899-1905; Sudan Survey Dept., 1906. Assistant Professor in Semitic Languages, University of Chicago, 1907-9. Directed excavations for the British Museum, at Nineveh, Carchemish, Abu Shahrain and Wadi Sarga. Served in Mesopotamia in the Great War, 1914-19 (Capt., Special List; mentioned four times in despatches). F.B.A.; F.S.A. Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, 1923-41. D.Litt. Shillito Reader in Assyriology at Oxford, 1937-41. Married, 1911, Barbara Brodrick, dau. of Sir Richard Atkinson Robinson. Author, A Pilgrim's Scrip; Assyrian Metrical Texts; The Assyrian Herbal; On the Chemistry of the Ancient Assyrians; Ignatius, etc. Editor of Iraq , 1935-41. Died suddenly, May 23, 1941, after duty with the Home Guard. Brother of Augustus P. (1898) and Edward V. (1899). ( Venn, II. 545; Who's Who; Univ. War List; The Times, May 26, 1941.) | Reginald Campbell THOMPSON Approx. lifespan: 1876–1941 Adm Gonville & Caius College 1895:10:01 Eldest s. of Reginald Edward THOMPSON (1853) MD of Lillie Road, Fulham, London , (and Anne Isabella MORGAN dau. of Augustus De MORGAN the mathematician) b. Kensington, [London], 1876:[08:21] Sch: St Paul's School St Paul's, [London], (where he began to take an interest in Assyrian, and received considerable help from F. W. Walker, then Headmaster: ) Matric 1895:10MT: Exhibitioner Stewart of Rannoch Scholar 1897 BA Oriental Langs.Trip., 1st Class 1898 MA 1902 Assistant in: : Egyptian and Assyrian Department of British: <wrk> Museum </wrk> [London], 1899-1905 ; Sudan Survey Department 1906 Assistant Professor in: : Semitic Languages, University of Chicago, [Illinois], USA , 1907-09 Directed excavations for British Museum at Nineveh, [Mesopotamia], Carchemish, [Mesopotamia], Abu Shahrain, [Mesopotamia], and Wadi Sarga, [Mesopotamia], Served Mesopotamia , in the Great War 1914-19 Captain: Special List; mentioned in despatches<hna>four times</hna> ) FBA FSA Fellow of: : Merton College [Oxford] 1923-41 D.Litt. Shillito Reader in Assyriology OX, [Oxfordshire], 1937-41 m. 1911 Barbara Brodrick ROBINSON dau. of Sir Richard Atkinson ROBINSON Publ.: A Pilgrim's Scrip; Assyrian Metrical Texts; The Assyrian Herbal; On the Chemistry of the Ancient Assyrians; Ignatius etc. Editor of: : Iraq 1935-41. d. suddenly 1941:05:23 after duty with Home Guard. brother of Augustus P. THOMPSON (1898) brother of Edward V. THOMPSON (1899) ( Venn II. 545; Who's Who; University War List; The Times 1941:05:26) |