
author
b. 1865
There isn’t enough reliable evidence here to pin down which William Thompson born in 1865 this refers to. The name appears to match several different people, so a careful listing avoids guessing and sticks to what can actually be confirmed.

by William Thompson
Search results for William Thompson, born 1865 point to multiple different people rather than one clearly identifiable author. In the material I found, the name is shared by several historical figures, and the results do not establish a single writer with enough certainty for a trustworthy author profile.
Because of that ambiguity, it would be misleading to build a biography from unverified details. If you can share a book title, middle name or initial, country, or dates of death, I can narrow it down and write a clean, accurate overview.
For now, the safest summary is simply that this entry needs a bit more identifying information before an author biography can be confirmed.