Samuel Roberts (mathematician)
Samuel Roberts (born December 15, 1827 in Horncastle in Lincolnshire , † September 18, 1913 in London ) was a British mathematician.
Roberts studied mathematics from 1845 at the University of London, where he made his bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1847 and his master's degree in mathematics and physics in 1849, the first of his class. He then studied law and became a lawyer in 1853, but continued to practice mathematics (like Arthur Cayley , who also worked full-time as a lawyer ), initially only on the side. After a few years he gave up his legal profession in order to devote himself entirely to mathematics, but never had a permanent teaching position. He had published since 1848. He was active in the London Mathematical Society (LMS) founded in 1865 from the beginning. From 1866 to 1892 he was on the council of the LMS, from 1872 to 1880 its treasurer and from 1880 to 1882 its president. In 1896 he received the LMS De Morgan Medal . In 1878 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society .
Roberts published in many areas of mathematics, including geometry, interpolation theory, number theory (Diophantine equations).
Web links
- John J. O'Connor, Edmund F. Robertson : Samuel Roberts (mathematician). In: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive .
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| SURNAME | Roberts, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Horncastle , Lincolnshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1913 |
| Place of death | London |