William Esson

William Esson

William Esson (* 1838 in Dundee, Schottland; † 28. August 1916 in Abingdon (Oxfordshire), England) war ein britischer Mathematiker.[1][2]

Esson besuchte Inverness Royal Academie und Celtenham Grammer School. Ab 1855 studierte an der University of Oxford und graduierte 1864 zum M.A.

1864/66 veröffentlichte er seine Pionierarbeit Transactions zur mathematischen Chemie, an der er mit Augustus George Vernon Harcourt (1834–1919) arbeitete.[3] 1866 wurde er Mitglied der London Mathematical Society und 1869 Fellow der Royal Society.

Nachdem Professor James Joseph Sylvester erkrankt war, wurde er 1894 a.o. Professor und nach dessen Tod 1897 ordentlicher Professor für Geometrie und Savilian Professor of Geometry an der Universität Oxford.

Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ http://plms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pdf_extract/s2-15/1/1-c
  2. ↑ Journal of the Chemical Society, Transactions, published from 1878–1925, S. 332
  3. ↑ William H. Brock: Viewegs Geschichte der Chemie. S. 341 (Digitalisat)

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