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| caption = Portrait by his cousin [[Sarah Purser]] |
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== Life and work == |
== Life and work == |
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Son of John Tertius Purser (1809–1893), the general manager of the well known brewery [[Guinness]],{{sfn | Hughes | 2006 | p=37 }} Purser was educated in a wealthy family, which included artists, as his cousin [[Sarah Purser]], or engineers, as his brother-in-law [[John Purser Griffith]]. He studied in [[Trinity College, Dublin]], graduating BA in mathematics in 1856. |
Son of John Tertius Purser (1809–1893), the general manager of the well known brewery [[Guinness]],{{sfn | Hughes | 2006 | p=37 }} Purser was educated in a wealthy family, which included artists, as his cousin [[Sarah Purser]], or engineers, as his brother-in-law [[John Purser Griffith]]. He was the brother of mathematician [[Frederick Purser]]. He studied in [[Trinity College, Dublin]], graduating BA in mathematics in 1856. |
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The following years Purser was tutor to the children of [[William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse|Lord Rosse]], [[Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse|Lawrence]] and [[Charles Algernon Parsons|Charles]]. In 1863, he was appointed professor of mathematics at [[Queen's College, Belfast]], he was in place until his retirement in 1901.{{sfn | Flood | 2006 | pp=203–204 }} |
The following years Purser was tutor to the children of [[William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse|Lord Rosse]], [[Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse|Lawrence]] and [[Charles Algernon Parsons|Charles]]. In 1863, he was appointed professor of mathematics at [[Queen's College, Belfast]], he was in place until his retirement in 1901.{{sfn | Flood | 2006 | pp=203–204 }} |
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Purser is much better known as a teacher than as a researcher,<ref>{{smallcaps|O'Connor & Robertson}}, MacTutor History of Mathematics.</ref> and he had a good number of notable students, including Sir [[Joseph Larmor]], theoretical physicist who served as [[Lucasian Professor of Mathematics]] at the University of Cambridge, Sir [[John Henry MacFarland]], who became Chancellor of Melbourne University; and [[William McFadden Orr]].{{sfn | Newmann | 2014 | p=web }} |
Purser is much better known as a teacher than as a researcher,<ref>{{smallcaps|O'Connor & Robertson}}, MacTutor History of Mathematics.</ref> and he had a good number of notable students, including Sir [[Joseph Larmor]], theoretical physicist who served as [[Lucasian Professor of Mathematics]] at the University of Cambridge; [[Charles Algernon Parsons|Charles Parsons]], the inventor of the turbine; Sir [[John Henry MacFarland]], who became Chancellor of Melbourne University; and [[William McFadden Orr]].{{sfn | Newmann | 2014 | p=web }} |
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| title = "A Bottle of Guinness Please": The Colourful History of Guinness |
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| title = Mathematics in Victorian Ireland |
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| url = http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17498430600964433 |
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== External links == |
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* {{cite web|last1=Newmann|first1=Kate|year=2014|title=Professor John Purser (1835–1903): Academic and writer|url=http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/1438|website=Dictionary Of Ulster Biography| |
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Latest revision as of 12:10, 12 April 2022
John Purser | |
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 Portrait by his cousin Sarah Purser | |
| Born | 24 August 1835 |
| Died | 18 October 1903 (aged 68) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Queen's College, Belfast |
| Notable students | Joseph Larmor, John Henry MacFarland, William McFadden Orr |
John Purser (1835–1903) was an Irish mathematician, who was professor at Queen's College, Belfast.
Life and work
[edit]Son of John Tertius Purser (1809–1893), the general manager of the well known brewery Guinness,[1] Purser was educated in a wealthy family, which included artists, as his cousin Sarah Purser, or engineers, as his brother-in-law John Purser Griffith. He was the brother of mathematician Frederick Purser. He studied in Trinity College, Dublin, graduating BA in mathematics in 1856.
The following years Purser was tutor to the children of Lord Rosse, Lawrence and Charles. In 1863, he was appointed professor of mathematics at Queen's College, Belfast, he was in place until his retirement in 1901.[2]
Purser is much better known as a teacher than as a researcher,[3] and he had a good number of notable students, including Sir Joseph Larmor, theoretical physicist who served as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge; Charles Parsons, the inventor of the turbine; Sir John Henry MacFarland, who became Chancellor of Melbourne University; and William McFadden Orr.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Hughes 2006, p. 37.
- ^ Flood 2006, pp. 203–204.
- ^ O'Connor & Robertson, MacTutor History of Mathematics.
- ^ Newmann 2014, p. web.
Bibliography
[edit]- Hughes, David (2006). "A Bottle of Guinness Please": The Colourful History of Guinness. Phimboy. ISBN 978-0-9553713-0-1.
- Flood, Raymond (2006). "Mathematics in Victorian Ireland". BSHM Bulletin. 21 (3): 200–211. doi:10.1080/17498430600964433. ISSN 1749-8430. S2CID 122564180.
External links
[edit]- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "John Purser (mathematician)", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- Newmann, Kate (2014). "Professor John Purser (1835–1903): Academic and writer". Dictionary Of Ulster Biography. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
