Edward Lindsay Ince
Prof Edward Lindsay Ince
Life
He was born in
He studied mathematics at the University of Edinburgh from 1909, graduating in 1913. Failing the medical for World War I service, he won a scholarship and went to the University of Cambridge where he graduated with an MA, and won the Smith's Prize in 1918. That same year he obtained a DSc from the University of Edinburgh.[4] He then began lecturing in mathematics at the University of Leeds In 1920 he moved to the University of Liverpool.
He was elected to the
In 1926 he made a dramatic move, and accepted a professorship at the
He died in Edinburgh on 16 March 1941.
Family
In 1923 he married Phyllis Fry. They had two daughters, Monica and Elizabeth. Monica Hughes(OC) went on to become a renowned author of children's and young adult books.[5]
Publications
- Ince, E. L. (1915), A course in descriptive geometry and photogrammetry for the mathematical laboratory, Edinburgh mathematical tracts, G. Bell & Sons, Limited
- Ince, E. L. (1933), Principles of descriptive geometry, E. Arnold
- Ince, Edward L. (1939), Integration of Ordinary Differential Equations, Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, MR 0000325
- Ince, Edward L. (1940a), "The periodic Lamé functions", Proc. R. Soc. Edinburgh, 60: 47–63, MR 0002399
- Ince, Edward L. (1940b), "Further investigations into the periodic Lamé functions", Proc. R. Soc. Edinburgh, 60: 83–99, MR 0002400
- Ince, Edward L. (1944) [1926], Ordinary Differential Equations, Dover Publications, New York, MR 0010757
References
- ^ "Edward Ince (1891-1941)". www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ Perth Post Office Directory 1905–6
- ^ ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- hdl:1842/34733.
- ^ "Monica Hughes | the Canadian Encyclopedia".
- Aitken, A. C. (1941), "Obituary: Dr. E. L. Ince", Nature, 148: 309.310, ISSN 0028-0836
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Edward Lindsay Ince", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- Whittaker, E. T. (1941), "Obituary: Edward Lindsay Ince. 1891–1941", Journal of the London Mathematical Society, Second Series, 16: 139–144, MR 0005069
- Young, A. W. (1941), "Obituary: Edward Lindsay Ince, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.E", Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society, Series II, 6: 263–264, MR 0005070
- Young, A. W. (1942), "Edward Lindsay Ince, M.A., D.Sc.", Royal Society of Edinburgh Year Book: 18
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
| People | |
| Other | |
