| 词条 | William Jack (mathematician) |
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LifeHe was born on 29 May 1834 in Stewarton in Ayrshire the son of Robert Jack of Irvine. He was educated at Irvine Academy. He then studied Mathematics at Glasgow University graduating MA in 1853 then did further post-graduate study at Cambridge University gaining a second MA in 1859. From 1860 to 1866 he was HM Inspector of Schools for Scotland. In 1866 he accepted the post of Professor of Natural Philosophy (Physics) at Owens College in Manchester and held this role until 1870 when he moved to Glasgow as Editor of the Glasgow Herald. He left in 1876 to run Macmillan & Co, a London publisher,[2] and in 1879 joined the staff of Glasgow University as Professor of Mathematics. In 1875, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were, William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, James Thomson Bottomley, Allen Thomson and Peter Guthrie Tait.[3] In 1875 Glasgow awarded him an honorary LLD and in 1902 Manchester University awarded him an honorary doctorate (DSc). In his final working years he lived in campus at Glasgow University, at 10 The College.[4] He died on 20 March 1924.[5] FamilyHe was married to Agnes Jane Nichol d.1901), daughter of John Pringle Nichol and sister of Prof John Nichol. Their children included William Tullis Jack, and Adolphus Jack.[6] References1. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH0246&type=P |title=University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of William Jack |website=Universitystory.gla.ac.uk |date=1924-03-23 |accessdate=2017-03-12}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Jack, William}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwestaddress.co.uk/1909_Glasgow_Men/Jack_William.htm |title=William Jack |website=Glasgowwestaddress.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2017-03-12}} 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_indexp1.pdf}} 4. ^Glasgow Post Office directory 1905–6 5. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=051AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4237%2C2629824 |title=Professor Jack. Death of distinguished mathematician. Thirty years in Glasgow University |work=The Glasgow Herald |date=21 March 1924 |page=5 |accessdate=6 January 2016}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/William-Jack/6000000000070867201 |title=William Jack (1834 - 1924) - Genealogy |website=Geni.com |date=1924-03-20 |accessdate=2017-03-12}} 14 : 1834 births|1924 deaths|Scottish mathematicians|Scottish journalists|Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|Alumni of the University of Glasgow|Academics of the University of Glasgow|People from East Ayrshire|Scottish newspaper editors|People educated at Irvine Royal Academy|Alumni of the University of Cambridge|Scottish civil servants|Academics of the Victoria University of Manchester|Scottish publishers (people) |
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