| 词条 | Alexander Morgan (mathematician) |
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LifeHe was born in Leith on 21 August 1860 the son of Ann and William Morgan originally from Aberdeenshire. The family returned to Aberdeen during his infancy and he was educated there at the North Parish School.[2] Returning to Edinburgh he initially studied for the ministry at the Church of Scotland Training College but then abandoned this and instead studied Mathematics and Natural Philosophy (Physics) at Edinburgh University, graduating MA in 1886. Upon graduating he began lecturing in mathematics at the Church of Scotland TRaining College and became its Principal in 1903. In 1896 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were George Chrystal, Simon Somerville Laurie, John Sturgeon Mackay and Peter Guthrie Tait. He was President of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1898/99.[3] In later life in lived at 1 Midmar Gardens in south-west Edinburgh.[4] From 1920 to 1925 he was Director of Studies for the Provincial Training College. He retired in 1925 and died in Edinburgh on 17 March 1946.[5] FamilyIn 1888 he married Isobel Duthie (died 1941). They had two sons: General William Duthie Morgan and Alexander Morgan. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Mathematicians/Morgan_Alexander.html|website=www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk|title=Morgan_Alexander summary|accessdate=2018-02-25}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Alexander}}{{Scotland-bio-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Morgan_Alexander.html|website=www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk|title=Morgan_Alexander biography|accessdate=2018-02-25}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf}} 4. ^Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1905 etc 5. ^Scotsman newspaper: obituary, 19 March 1946 6 : 1860 births|1946 deaths|People from Leith|Alumni of the University of Edinburgh|Scottish mathematicians|Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
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