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| university =[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] |
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| birth_date ={{birth date|1870|6|5}} |
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| birth_place =[[Selkirkshire|Selkirk]], [[Scotland]] |
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| death_place =[[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]] |
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'''Richard Cockburn Maclaurin''' {{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|k|oU|k|b|ər|n}} (June 5, 1870 – January 15, 1920)<ref>http://www.jstor.org/pss/20023089</ref><ref>http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/maclaurin-richard-cockburn/1?print66=true</ref> was a [[Scotland|Scottish]]-born [[United States of America|U.S.]] educator and mathematical [[physicist]]. He was made president of [[MIT]] in 1909, and held the position until his death in 1920. |
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During his tenure as president of MIT, the Institute moved across the [[Charles River]] from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to its present campus in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]]. In Maclaurin's honor, the buildings that surround Killian Court on the oldest part of the campus are sometimes called the Maclaurin Buildings. |
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Earlier, he was a foundation professor of the then [[Victoria University of Wellington|Victoria College]] of the [[University of New Zealand]] from 1899 to 1907. A collection of lecture theartres at the Kelburn campus of that university were named after him. He was also a professor at [[Columbia University]] from 1907 to 1908. |
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==Personal== |
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Maclaurin was born in Scotland, and was related to the noted Scottish mathematician [[Colin Maclaurin]]. He came out to New Zealand with his family at the age of four. In 1904 he married Alice Young of Auckland, and they had two sons. His brother [http://www.natlib.govt.nz/collections/online-exhibitions/20th-century-scientists/james-maclaurin James Scott Maclaurin] (1864–1939) was a noted chemist, who invented the Cyanide process for extracting gold. |
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==Education== |
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* B.Sc. (Hons), Mathematics, 1890, [[University of Auckland|Auckland University College]]. |
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* BA, 1895 (12th [[wrangler (University of Cambridge)|wrangler]]); LL.D., 1904, [[St John's College, Cambridge|St John's College, University of Cambridge]].<ref>{{Venn|id=MLRN892RC|name=Maclaurin, Richard Cockburn}}</ref> |
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==Publications== |
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* ''On the Nature and Evidence of Title to Realty'', 1901 |
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* ''Treatise on the Theory of Light'', 1908 |
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==Honors== |
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* [[Smith's Prize]] in Mathematics, 1896 |
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* [[Yorke Prize]] in Law, University of Cambridge, 1898 |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/M/MaclaurinRichardCockburn/MaclaurinRichardCockburn/en 'MACLAURIN, Richard Cockburn'], from ''An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand'', edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. |
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* [http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/mithistory/biographies/maclaurin.html 'Richard Cockburn Maclaurin, 1870-1920'], from ''History of the Office of the MIT President'', Institute Archives, MIT Libraries, October 2004. |
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*[http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-SeeMath-t1-body-d1.html#name-208672-1 Maclaurin in ''Mathematics at Victoria University College''] |
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| NAME = Maclaurin, Richard Cockburn |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = June 5, 1870 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Selkirkshire|Selkirk]], [[Scotland]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = January 15, 1920 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]] |
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Revision as of 08:52, 6 April 2012
Richard Cockburn Maclaurin | |
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| In office 1909–1920 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Amos Noyes |
| Succeeded by | Elihu Thomson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 5, 1870 Selkirk, Scotland |
| Died | January 15, 1920 (aged 49) Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Richard Cockburn Maclaurin /[invalid input: 'icon']ˈkoʊkbərn/ (June 5, 1870 – January 15, 1920)[1][2] was a Scottish-born U.S. educator and mathematical physicist. He was made president of MIT in 1909, and held the position until his death in 1920.
During his tenure as president of MIT, the Institute moved across the Charles River from Boston to its present campus in Cambridge. In Maclaurin's honor, the buildings that surround Killian Court on the oldest part of the campus are sometimes called the Maclaurin Buildings.
Earlier, he was a foundation professor of the then Victoria College of the University of New Zealand from 1899 to 1907. A collection of lecture theartres at the Kelburn campus of that university were named after him. He was also a professor at Columbia University from 1907 to 1908.
Personal
Maclaurin was born in Scotland, and was related to the noted Scottish mathematician Colin Maclaurin. He came out to New Zealand with his family at the age of four. In 1904 he married Alice Young of Auckland, and they had two sons. His brother James Scott Maclaurin (1864–1939) was a noted chemist, who invented the Cyanide process for extracting gold.
Education
- B.Sc. (Hons), Mathematics, 1890, Auckland University College.
- BA, 1895 (12th wrangler); LL.D., 1904, St John's College, University of Cambridge.[3]
Publications
- On the Nature and Evidence of Title to Realty, 1901
- Treatise on the Theory of Light, 1908
Honors
- Smith's Prize in Mathematics, 1896
- Yorke Prize in Law, University of Cambridge, 1898
References
- ^ http://www.jstor.org/pss/20023089
- ^ http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/maclaurin-richard-cockburn/1?print66=true
- ^ "Maclaurin, Richard Cockburn (MLRN892RC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
External links
- 'MACLAURIN, Richard Cockburn', from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966.
- 'Richard Cockburn Maclaurin, 1870-1920', from History of the Office of the MIT President, Institute Archives, MIT Libraries, October 2004.
- Maclaurin in Mathematics at Victoria University College
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