Person Kerr; John (1824 - 1907) Kerr John physicist 1824 - 1907 British Male Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 17 December 1824 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom 18/08/1907 19070818

19 Windsor Terrace, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Physicist Physics Education: Village school, Skye; University of Glasgow. LLD Career: Studied under William Thomson, later Lord Kelvin (FRS 1851); ordained as a minister, Free Church of Scotland, but did not take up duties; Lecturer in Mathematics, Glasgow Free Church Training College for Teachers (1857-1901) Parents: Thomas Kerr, fish dealer. Spouse: Marion, daughter of Colonel Balfour of Orkney. Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1898 Fellow 05/06/1890 66 John Perry Arnold William Reinold Joseph Norman Lockyer Robert Grant John Gray McKendrick John Thomson Bottomley John Cleland James Thomson William Thomson Charles Vernon Boys John Hopkinson George Fraser Fitzgerald James Alfred Ewing Richard Tetley Glazebrook Oliver Joseph Lodge Arthur William Rucker Shelford Bidwell Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1909 vol 82 pp i-v signed by A Gr 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 17 Dec 1824 - 18 Aug 1907 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 01/07/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA7122 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 01/07/2025 RS_NET\VidaM Yes 1c2b19f9-2fdb-434a-bcf4-fbf7157ea26a