Robert Murphy ( 1806 - 1843 )

Birth: Mallow (1806) Death: London (12 March 1843) Research Field: Mathematics Education: Patron was John Dillon Croker who led a public subscription to enable him to go to Cambridge; BA (1829), third wrangler in mathematics, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; MA (Cantab) 1832 Career: Dean of Gonville and Caius College (1831); became a teacher (1833); examiner in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, University of London (1838); Honorary Member of the Royal Cork Institution (1838) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 5/06/1834.