Person
McLaren, Samuel Bruce (1876 - 1916)
- Born
- 16 August 1876
Yedo, Japan - Died
- 13 August 1916
Abbeville, France - Occupation
- Mathematician and Physicist
Summary
Samuel McLaren taught mathematics at many of England's leading Universities and was Chair of Mathematics at University College from 1913. His main area of interest was mathematical physics and he wrote widely on the subject. McLaren joined the Royal Engineers when World War I broke out and was sent to France. He was injured during a bomb clearing mission and died of his injuries shortly afterwards.
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Chronology
- 1886
- Life event - Migrated to Australia (Melbourne) with his parents
- 1897
- Education - Bachelor of Art with Honours (BA (Hons)), University of Melbourne
- 1900
- Education - Bachelor of Art with Honours (BA (Hons)), Trinity College, Cambridge, UK
- 1901
- Award - Isaac Newton studentship in astronomy and physical optics
- 1904 - 1906
- Career position - Lecturer in Mathematics at University College in Bristol, UK
- 1906 - 1913
- Career position - Lecturer in Mathematics at Birmingham University, UK
- 1913 -
- Career position - Chair in Mathematics at University College in Reading, UK
- 1913
- Award - Co-recipient of the Cambridge Adams Prize
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Cross, J. J., 'McLaren, Samuel Bruce (1876-1916), mathematician and mathematical physicist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), p. 325. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100317b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Anderson, Fay, 'Samuel Bruce McLaren', Australasian Science, 20 (2) (1999), 46. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7412157. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/52086446. Details
- 'McLaren, Samuel Bruce (1876-1916)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463338. Details
See also
- Serle, Percival, Dictionary of Australian biography (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1949). Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 February 2018
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