Person Babbage; Charles (1791 - 1871); mathematician Babbage Charles mathematician 1791 - 1871 British Male Teignmouth, Devon, England 26 December 1791 London 18 October 1871

5 Devonshire Street, Portland Place, London

Mathematician Mathematics Computer logic Computer technology Education: Holmwood School, Ponder's End (with Frederick Marryat (FRS 1819)); entered Trinity College, Cambridge (1811), but graduated from Peterhouse, Cambridge. BA (1814), MA (1817) Career: Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, Cambridge (1828-1839); developed calculating machine using his own money and government grants; involved in actuarial work Memberships: Statistical Society (Founder Fellow 1834); FRAS Son of Benjamin Babbage Fellow 14/03/1816 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB References: Alex D D Craik, 'James Ivory, FRS, mathematician: "the most unlucky person that ever existed"' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 223-247 Maurice V Wilkes, 'The Ubiquitous Mr Babbage', review of Charles Babbage, Passages From the Life of a Philosopher, ed. M Campbell-Kelly, in NR 1995 vol 49 pp 341-342 Richard Sorrenson, 'Towards a History of the Royal Society in the Eighteenth Century' in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 29-46 M V Wilkes, 'Herschel, Peacock, Babbage and the Development of the Cambridge Curriculum' in NR 1990 vol 44 pp 205-219 Peter J Turvey, 'Sir John Herschel and the Abandonment of Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 1' in NR 1991 vol 45 pp 165-176 Lise Wilkinson, 'Three Drawings of Fellows by William Brockedon, FRS' in NR 1971 vol 26 pp 183-187, plate Roy M MacLeod, 'Of Medals and Men: A Reward System in Victorian Science 1826-1914' in NR 1971 vol 26 pp 81-105 L Pearce Williams, 'The Royal Society and the Founding of the British Association for the Advancement of Science' in NR 1961 vol 16 pp 221-233 L F Gilbert, 'The Election to the Presidency of the Royal Society in 1820' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 256-279 J A D Ackroyd, 'Sir George Cayley, the father of aeronautics, Part 1. The invention of the aeroplane' NR 2002 vol 56 pp 167-181 A Cook, 'A Roman tercentenary' by A Cook in NR 2002 vol 56 p273 M V Wilkes, 'Charles Babbage and his world' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 353-365 K K Schwarz, 'Faraday and Babbage' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 367-381 F C Moon, 'Robert Willis and Franz Reuleaux: pioneers in the theory of machines' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 209-230 P Fara, 'Lucasian Professors. From Newton to Hawking: a history of Cambridge University's Lucasian professors of mathematics, ed K C Knox and R Noakes' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 312-313 Notes: Date of birth incorrect in DNB, DSB and Boase. Photograph of election certificate, RS Box 3; negative RS Box N101 ©The Royal Society 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 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-153 26 Dec 1791 - 18 Oct 1871 NA6626 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/4963723 7c898ac8-1583-4c85-840f-9c00d7dd415b