Andrew Barclay (mathematician)
Andrew Jeffrey Gunion Barclay | |
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| Born | April 19, 1849 |
| Died | 15 September 1943 (aged 94) |
| Resting place | Saint Andrews Churchyard in Aldringham 52°11′10″N 1°35′06″E / 52.186180°N 1.585055°E |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | Founder of Edinburgh Mathematical Society |
| Spouse | Jane Pender |
| Parent(s) | George and Jane Barclay |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | George Watson's College High School of Glasgow |
Andrew Jeffrey Gunion Barclay (19 April 1849 – 15 September 1943) was a Scottish mathematician, known for being one of the founders of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society.
Life and work
[edit]Barclay studied at University of Edinburgh where he graduated in mathematics in 1880.[1] Then he was professor of mathematics at George Watson's College (Edinburgh) and at High School of Glasgow.[2] He retired in 1914 and went to reside in London with a son.
Barclay, with Alexander Yule Fraser and Cargill Gilston Knott, issued in January 1883 a circular calling for a Mathematical Society.[3] That year the Edinburgh Mathematical Society was founded and Barclay became its president in 1884.
References
[edit]- ^ O'Connor & Robertson, MacTutor History of Mathematics.
- ^ Rankin 1983, p. 144.
- ^ Despeaux 2011, p. 172.
Bibliography
[edit]- Despeaux, Sloan Evans (2011). "A voice for mathematics. Victorian mathematical journals and societies". In Raymond Flood; Adrian Rice; Robin Wilson (eds.). Mathematics in Victorian Britain. Oxford University Press. pp. 155–176. ISBN 978-0-19-960139-4.
- Rankin, R.A. (1983). "The first hundred years (1883–1983)". Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society. 26 (2): 135–150. doi:10.1017/S0013091500016849. ISSN 0013-0915.
External links
[edit]- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Andrew Barclay (mathematician)", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
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