Person Hirst; Thomas Archer (1830 - 1892); mathematician Hirst Thomas Archer mathematician 1830 - 1892 British Male Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England 22 April 1830 7 Oxford and Cambridge Mansions, London 16 February 1892 Burial: Highgate Cemetery, London

Aberdeen Place, Maida Hill, London (1861)

Mathematics Education: PhD (Marburg) Career: Articled to a land surveyor, Halifax (1846); met John Tyndall and followed him to Marburg; teacher, Queenwood College, Hampshire (1853); resigned due to ill health (1856); studied in Paris; Mathematical Master, University College School, London (1860); Professor of Physics, University College, London (1865); Professor of Pure Mathematics, University College, London (1866-1870); Director of Naval Studies, Greenwich (1873-1883) Memberships: FRAS (1866); Philosophical Society of Halle; Philosophical Society of Marburg Youngest son of Thomas Hirst, wool stapler, and his wife (Miss) Oates; married (1854) Anna, daughter of Samuel Martin of Langhorne, County Down (she died 1857) Royal Society roles: VP 1872-1873, 1880-1882 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1883 Fellow 06/06/1861 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1892-1893 vol 52 pp xii-xiv signed by A R F, includes memoranda concerning Dr Hirst pp xiv-xviii signed by J T References: I M James, 'James Joseph Sylvester, FRS (1814-1897)' in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 247-261 Roy M MacLeod, 'The X-Club: A Social Network of Science in Late-Victorian England' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 305-322 ©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 22 Apr 1830 - 16 Feb 1892 NA8240 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/311114939 f385d4fb-8d79-4095-903e-ff20cd3538da