Benjamin Thompson

Colonel Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS, was an American-born British military officer, scientist and inventor. Born in Woburn, Massachusetts, he supported the Loyalist cause during the American War of Independence, commanding the King's American Dragoons during the conflict.

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Who was born first?

• Benjamin Thompson and Dugald Stewart were born the same year
• Benjamin Thompson and Lazare Carnot were born the same year
• Benjamin Thompson and Edward Pigott were born the same year
• Benjamin Thompson and William Nicholson were born the same year
• Benjamin Thompson was born 1 year before Joseph Proust

Timeline

1. Benjamin Thompson (this page)March 26, 1753 – August 21, 1814
2. Dugald StewartNovember 22, 1753 – June 11, 1828
3. Edward PigottMarch 27, 1753 – June 27, 1825
4. Lazare CarnotMay 13, 1753 – August 2, 1823
5. William NicholsonDecember 13, 1753 – May 21, 1815
6. Joseph ProustSeptember 26, 1754 – July 5, 1826

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