Biography:Andrew Barclay (mathematician)
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Short description: Scottish mathematician
Andrew Jeffrey Gunion Barclay | |
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| Born | 1849 Hawick, Roxburghshire |
| 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(s) | Jane Pender |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | George Watson's College High School of Glasgow |
Andrew Jeffrey Gunion Barclay (1849–1943) was a Scottish mathematician, known for being one of the founders of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society.
Life and work
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
- ↑ O'Connor & Robertson, MacTutor History of Mathematics.
- ↑ Rankin 1983, p. 144.
- ↑ Despeaux 2011, p. 172.
Bibliography
- Despeaux, Sloan Evans (2011). "A voice for mathematics. Victorian mathematical journals and societies". Mathematics in Victorian Britain. Oxford University Press. pp. 155–176. ISBN 978-0-19-960139-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=YruifIx88AQC.
- 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. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-edinburgh-mathematical-society/article/first-hundred-years-18831983/23AAB4A7D96568FC8E9003DE64AA8EF3.
External links
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Andrew Barclay (mathematician)", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews, http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Barclay.html.
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