William Herrick Macaulay

William Herrick Macaulay (November 16, 1853 – November 28, 1936) was a British mathematician, Fellow and Vice-Provost of King's College, Cambridge, and close friend of Karl Pearson. He also corresponded with John Maynard Keynes

He was born in Hodnet, Shropshire and died in Clent. George Campbell Macaulay was his brother. He is known for his work in engineering and proposed a mechanical technique for the structural analysis

He received a B.A. from Durham University (1874) and an M.A. from Cambridge (1877). He worked in a granite quarry company.

References

• "William Herrick Macaulay (FML874WH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. 
• ‘MACAULAY, William Herrick’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 28 March 2013
• The Times, Monday, Nov 30, 1936; pg. 14; Issue 47545; col D. Mr. W. H. Macaulay King's College, Cambridge