Person Ivory; Sir; James (1765 - 1842); mathematician Ivory James Sir mathematician 1765 - 1842 British Male Dundee, Angus, Scotland 17 February 1765 Hampstead, London 21 September 1842

Mathematics Education: Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews Career: Taught in a school in Dundee (1786); jointly started a flax spinning mill at Douglastown, near Forfar; studied mathematics in spare time; Professor of Mathematics, Royal Military College, at Marlow and later at Sandhurst (1804); retired on full pension (1819) Honours: Kt 1831 Eldest son of James Ivory, watchmaker; unmarried Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1814; Royal Medal 1826; Royal Medal 1839 Lectures: Bakerian 1838 Fellow 06/04/1815 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1842 No 55 pp 406-412 References: Alex D D Craik, 'James Ivory, FRS, mathematician: "the most unlucky person that ever existed"' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 223-247 Alex D D Craik, 'James Ivory's last papers on the 'Figure of the Earth' (with biographical additions) in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 187-204 Notes: Precise birth date from DSB; index to BR provides year only. 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 Feb 1765 - 21 Sep 1842 NA7611 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/170826820 5bab7630-6ed1-4787-b86b-27d47ec759cd