William McFadden Orr
William McFadden Orr, FRS[1] (2 May 1866 – 14 August 1934) was a British and Irish mathematician.
He was born in
Queen's College, Belfast under John Purser, before entering St John's College, Cambridge and graduating as Senior Wrangler in 1888.[2] He was elected a fellow of his college, and became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1909.[citation needed
]
He was appointed professor of mathematics at the
Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin.[citation needed
]
See also
References
- JSTOR 768986.
- ^ "Orr, William McFadden (OR885WM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
External links
- . . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource.
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