James MacCullagh ( 1809 - 1847 )

Birth: Glenellie, near Strabane, in the parish of Upper Badoney, County Tyrone, Ulster (1809) Death: Committed suicide, Dublin, Ireland (24 October 1847) Research Field: Physics Education: Trinity College, Dublin (1824); LLD Career: Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin (1832); Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics, University of Dublin (1835-1843); awarded Cunningham Medal of the Royal Irish Academy (1838); Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin (1843-1847) Memberships: MRIA (1833), Sec (1842-1846) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 2/02/1843 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1842.