Cooper, Thomas
scientist, author, was born Oct. 22, 1759, in London, England. He was a noted scientist who came to America in 1795 with Dr. Priestly, and was president of the college of South Carolina, 1820-34. He was the author of Letters on the Slave Trade; Tracts Ethical, Theological, and Political; Information Concerning America; The Bankrupt Law of America compared with that of England; Tracts on Medical Jurisprudence; Elements of Political Economy; and An English Version of the Institutes of Justinian. He died May 11, 1840, in Columbia, S. C.