Person Fitzgerald; George Francis (1851 - 1901) Fitzgerald George Francis 1851 - 1901 British Male 19 Lower Mount Street, Dublin, Ireland 03 August 1851 7 Ely Place, Dublin, Ireland 21 or 22 February 1901

40 Trinity College, Dublin (1883)

Physics Education: Trinity College, Dublin. BA (1871), MA Career: Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophical, University of Dublin (1881-1901); Honorary Secretary, Royal Dublin Society; developed the electro-magnetic theory of radiation Son of Rev William Fitzgerald, Bishop of Cork, and his wife, sister of George Johnstone Stoney (FRS 1861); also nephew of Bindon Blood Stoney (FRS 1881); cousin of George Gerald Stoney (FRS 1911); married Harriette, daughter of John Hewitt Jellett DD Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1899 Fellow 07/06/1883 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1905 vol 75 pp 152-160, plate, signed by Oliver Joseph Lodge References: Brebis Bleaney, 'Centenary of the Zeeman Effect' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 131-136 Andrew Warwick, 'Frequency, Theorem and Formula: Remembering Joseph Larmor in Electromagnetic Theory' in NR 1993 vol 47 pp 49-60, plate Notes: DSB gives death date as 21 February 1901 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 Aug 1851 - 21 or 22 Feb 1901 NA7971 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/5733024 ff24a137-9009-47a6-bc93-57166a59ff8f