| Authorised form of name | MacCullagh; James (1809 - 1847) |
| Other forms of name | McCullagh, James |
| Other forms of surname | McCullagh |
| Dates | 1809 - 1847 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Glenellie, near Strabane, in the parish of Upper Badoney, County Tyrone, Ulster |
| Date of birth | 1809 |
| Place of death | Committed suicide, Dublin, Ireland |
| Date of death | 24 October 1847 |
| Research field | Physics |
| Activity | 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)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 02/02/1843 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1842 |
| Relationships | Son of James and Margaret MacCullagh |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Irish Innovators
Authority:
Altname from DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1847 No 69 pp 712-718 |
| Code | NA7573 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1843/06 | MacCullagh, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| HS/12/9 | Letter, from James McCullagh to Sir John Herschel, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 23 August 1831 |
| HS/22/274 | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James McCullagh, dated at Collingwood | 27 June 1846 |
| HS/12/11 | Letter, from James McCullagh to Sir John Herschel, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 2 October 1846 |
| HS/12/10 | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James McCullagh, dated at Collingwood | 27 June 1846 |