Person Niven; Sir; William Davidson (1842 - 1917); mathematician and electrical engineer Niven William Davidson Sir mathematician and electrical engineer 1842 - 1917 British Male Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 24 March 1842 18420324 Sidcup, Kent, England 29/03/1917 19170329

Trinity College, Cambridge (1874-1882)

mathematician and electrical engineer Electrical engineering Mathematics Education: Grammar School, Aberdeen; King's College, Aberdeen. MA (1861, LLD (1884). Trinity College, Cambridge. (BA 1866), MA (1869) Career: Fellow (1867) and Assistant Tutor, Trinity College, Cambridge; Professor of Mathematics, Royal Engineering College, Cooper's Hill (1867); Professor of Mathematics, Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; Director of Studies, Royal Naval College, Greenwich (1882-1903); literary executor and editor of collected papers of James Clerk Maxwell (FRS 1861); retired to Sidcup, Kent. Honours: CB 1897; KCB 1903 Memberships: LMS (President 1908-1909) Parents: Charles Niven, shopkeeper. Siblings: Charles Niven (FRS 1880) Remembered for editing the scientific papers of his colleague James Clerk Maxwell FRS (1831–1879). Royal Society roles: VP 1904-1906 Fellow 08/06/1882 40 Stephen Parkinson; John Couch Adams; [John William Strutt] Rayleigh; Arthur Cayley; Henry John Stephen Smith; Isaac Todhunter; Norman Macleod Ferrers; Edward John Routh; William Henry Besant; James Whitbread Lee Glaisher; James Hopkinson; Edwin Dunkin Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Venn Niven W D, IM003326.jpg 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://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Niven%2C+William+Davidson RCN 54935 24 Mar 1842 - 29 Mar 1917 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 14/08/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6649 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 14/08/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/37159915 5e822ca5-1c96-4bde-ac37-f2a3998cd719