Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics
The Sadleirian Chair (sometimes erroneously as Sadlerian Chair[1]) is a professorship in pure mathematics at the University of Cambridge. It was established in 1701 by Lady Mary Sadleir, who made provision in her will for lecturers in algebra to be funded at nine colleges in the university. She died in 1706 and the lectures began in 1710. In 1860 the lectureships were changed to a professorship.[2][3]
List of Sadleirian Professors of Pure Mathematics
- 1863–1895 Arthur Cayley
- 1895–1910 Andrew Forsyth
- 1910–1931 E. W. Hobson
- 1931–1942 G. H. Hardy
- 1945–1953 Louis Mordell
- 1953–1967 Philip Hall
- 1967–1986 J. W. S. Cassels
- 1986–2012 John H. Coates
- 2013-date Vladimir Markovic
References
- ↑ For example, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition
- ↑ Piaggio, H. T. H. (1931). "Three Sadleirian Professors: A. R. Forsyth, E. W. Hobson and G. H. Hardy". The Mathematical Gazette 15 (215): 461. doi:10.2307/3606220. JSTOR 3606220.
- ↑ Piaggio, H. "Three Sadleirian Professors: A.R. Forsyth, E.W. Hobson and G.H. Hardy". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. St. Andrews University. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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