| Full Name | William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin |
| Date of Birth | 26 June 1824 |
| Place of Birth | Belfast, Ireland |
| Date of Death | 17 December 1907 |
| Place of Death | Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence | British |
| Education | University of Glasgow; Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| Profession | Mathematical physicist; Engineer |
| Years of Activity | 1841 - 1907 |
| Brief Information | William Thomson, also known as Lord Kelvin, made significant contributions to the mathematical analysis of electricity and thermodynamics. He established the absolute temperature scale, now known as the Kelvin scale. His work greatly advanced 19th-century physics and engineering. |