Thomas Archer Hirst ( 1830 - 1892 )

Birth: Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England (22 April 1830) Death: 7 Oxford and Cambridge Mansions, London (16 February 1892) Burial: Highgate Cemetery, London Research Field: Mathematics Education: PhD (Marburg) Career: Articled to a land surveyor, Halifax (1846); met John Tyndall and followed him to Marburg; teacher, Queenwood College, Hampshire (1853); resigned due to ill health (1856); studied in Paris; Mathematical Master, University College School, London (1860); Professor of Physics, University College, London (1865); Professor of Pure Mathematics, University College, London (1866-1870); Director of Naval Studies, Greenwich (1873-1883) Memberships: FRAS (1866); Philosophical Society of Halle; Philosophical Society of Marburg Membership: Fellow Election Date: 6/06/1861 Medals/Prizes: Royal Medal 1883 Council: VP 1872-1873, 1880-1882.