John James Walker
| John James Walker | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
October 2, 1825 Kennington, England |
| Died |
February 15, 1900 (aged 74) Hampstead, England |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University College London |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
John James Walker (1825–1900) was an English mathematician, president of the London Mathematical Society from 1888 to 1890.
Life and work
His father was headmaster in the schools where he studied: London High School and Plymouth New Grammar School. As his family was of Irish descent, he went to study mathematics and physics to Trinity College, Dublin where he graduated in 1846 and mastered in 1857.[1]
From 1853 to 1862 he was private tutor of the rich family Guinness, the most famous brewers of Ireland. In 1865 he returned to London and he was appointed professor on applied mathematics at University College London. In 1883 he was elected fellow of the Royal Society. In 1888 he retired from the academy and he devoted to original research the rest of his live.[2]
His original research was mainly in higher algebra (analysis of plane curves) and in quaternions (considered as the best instrument of research).
References
Bibliography
- S., R. (1904). "Obituary" (PDF). Proceedings of the Royal Society. 75: 93–95. ISSN 0370-1662. doi:10.1098/rspl.1904.0163.
External links
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "John James Walker", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.