John Brown Clark

Dr John Brown Clark or Clarke CBE LLD FRSE (1861-1947) was a Scottish mathematician. He was headmaster of George Heriot’s School from 1908. He served as Vice President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1931-4.[1]

Life

He was born in West Linton on 30 April 1861 the son of George Clark from Newbigging, South Lanarkshire. He attended West Linton School and then from 1877 the Heriot School at Abbeyhill in Edinburgh. From 1881 he trained at the Established Church Training College in Edinburgh. From 1883 to 1885 he served as an assistant teacher at St Leonards school in Edinburgh, then studied for a degree at Edinburgh University, graduating MA in 1889. He then obtained a job teaching mathematics at George Heriot’s School, serving as headmaster from 1908 to 1926.[2]

In 1891 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh,[3] his proposers including Sir John Murray, George Chrystal, Peter Guthrie Tait and David Fowler Lowe. He served there as a Councillor 1928-31 and as their Vice-President from 1931-34. He was awarded a Commander of the British Empire in 1935.[1][4]

He died on 19 July 1947.

Family

He married Mary Mackay in 1891.

Other roles

He joined the Edinburgh Mathematical Society in December 1885. He served as their Secretary 1891-96, Vice-President 1896-97 and President 1897-98.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh : 1783-2002" (PDF). Royalsoced.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  2. 1 2 "Clark John; biography". Groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  3. ↑ "Fellows of the RSE". Groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  4. ↑ "Supplement to the London Gazette" (PDF). Thegazette.co.uk. 3 June 1935. Retrieved 2015-12-03.


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