Person Sylvester; James Joseph (1814 - 1897) Sylvester James Joseph 1814 - 1897 British Male London, England 03 September 1814 London 15 March 1897 Burial: Ball's Pond Jewish cemetery, London

Mathematics Education: St John's College, Cambridge (matriculated 1831, Second Wrangler 1837, but could not take a degree, being a Jew). Graduated Trinity College Dublin. BA (1872, Cambridge, after the passing of the Test Acts) Career: Professor of Natural Philosophy, University College, London (1837); Professor of Mathematics, Royal Military Academy, Woolwich (1855-1870); Professor of Mathematics, John Hopkins University, Baltimore (1877-1883); Savilian Professor of Geometry, Oxford (1883); retired due to failing sight; Sylvester medal and prize of the Royal Society were founded in his memory Youngest son of Abraham Joseph Sylvester, a Jew Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1861; Copley Medal 1880 Fellow 25/04/1839 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1898 vol 63 pp ix-xxv, plate, signed by P A M References: I Grattan-Guinness, 'The contributions of J J Sylvester, FRS, to mechanics and mathematical physics' in NR 2001 vol 55 pp 253-265 Tony Crilly, 'The Young Arthur Cayley' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 267-282 I M James, 'James Joseph Sylvester, FRS (1814-1897)' in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 247-261, plate Ivor Grattan-Guinness, 'The Sylvester Medal: Origins, and Recipients 1901-1949' in NR 1993 vol 47 pp 105-108 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 3 Sep 1814 - 15 Mar 1897 NA2893 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/71473374 5c9a22d5-f4c8-48ee-a442-dd41bba40d3d