Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker (1873-1956) - Revision history

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−	'''Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker (1873-1956)''' was Professor of [[Mathematics]] at Edinburgh University from 1912 to 1946.	+	[[File:0002283d.jpg \| border \| 300 px \| right \| thumb \| Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker (1873-1956), photograph by W. & E. Drummond Young, Edinburgh University Archives (EUA CA1/1/14)]]'''Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker (1873-1956)''' was Professor of [[Mathematics]] at Edinburgh University from 1912 to 1946.

	== Beginnings ==		== Beginnings ==

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−	'''Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker (1873-1956)''' was Professor of Mathematics at Edinburgh University from 1912 to 1946.	+	'''Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker (1873-1956)''' was Professor of [[Mathematics]] at Edinburgh University from 1912 to 1946.

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 Whittaker was appointed Professor of Astronomy in the University of Dublin in 1906, remaining there until 1912 when he accepted the Chair of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh. He would remain in this post until his retirement in 1946, when he was succeeded by [[Alexander Craig Aitken (1895-1967)]]. His tenure was a highly successful one, resulting in one of the first university mathematical laboratories in Britain, a flourishing research output from the department, and the development of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society. Whittaker's research in pure mathematics was extensive, exploring the theories of interpolation, automorphic functions, potential theory, and special functions; while his research in mathematical physics explored dynamics, relativity, electromagnetic theory, and quantum theory.
-Whittaker was instrumental in bringing [[Walter Ledermann (1911-2009)]], to Edinburgh University, offering him a bursary of £50 as a visiting student. Whittaker encouraged Ledermann to attend the classes of [[Alexander Craig Aitken (1895-1967)]], who introduced him to [[Sir Godfrey Hilton Thomson (1881-1955)]], holder of the [[Bell Chair of Education]] at the University of Edinburgh, and Director of Edinburgh Provincial Training Centre (later Moray House College of Education). Thomson employed Ledermann as a mathematical assistant on the Carnegie-funded project that led to his seminal book ''The Factorial Analysis of Human Ability''.
+Whittaker was instrumental in bringing [[Walter Ledermann (1911-2009)]], to Edinburgh University, offering him a bursary of £50 as a visiting student. Whittaker encouraged Ledermann to attend the statistical lectures of Alexander Craig Aitken, who introduced him to [[Sir Godfrey Hilton Thomson (1881-1955)]], holder of the [[Bell Chair of Education]] at the University of Edinburgh, and Director of Edinburgh Provincial Training Centre (later Moray House College of Education). Thomson employed Ledermann as a mathematical assistant on the Carnegie-funded project that led to his seminal book ''The Factorial Analysis of Human Ability''.
 == Honours and Recognition ==

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-Whittaker was appointed Professor of Astronomy in the University of Dublin in 1906, remaining there until 1912 when he accepted the Chair of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh. He would remain in this post until his retirement in 1946. His tenure was a highly successful one, resulting in one of the first university mathematical laboratories in Britain, a flourishing research output from the department, and the development of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society. Whittaker's research in pure mathematics was extensive, exploring the theories of interpolation, automorphic functions, potential theory, and special functions; while his research in mathematical physics explored dynamics, relativity, electromagnetic theory, and quantum theory.
+Whittaker was appointed Professor of Astronomy in the University of Dublin in 1906, remaining there until 1912 when he accepted the Chair of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh. He would remain in this post until his retirement in 1946, when he was succeeded by [[Alexander Craig Aitken (1895-1967)]]. His tenure was a highly successful one, resulting in one of the first university mathematical laboratories in Britain, a flourishing research output from the department, and the development of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society. Whittaker's research in pure mathematics was extensive, exploring the theories of interpolation, automorphic functions, potential theory, and special functions; while his research in mathematical physics explored dynamics, relativity, electromagnetic theory, and quantum theory.
 Whittaker was instrumental in bringing [[Walter Ledermann (1911-2009)]], to Edinburgh University, offering him a bursary of £50 as a visiting student. Whittaker encouraged Ledermann to attend the classes of [[Alexander Craig Aitken (1895-1967)]], who introduced him to [[Sir Godfrey Hilton Thomson (1881-1955)]], holder of the [[Bell Chair of Education]] at the University of Edinburgh, and Director of Edinburgh Provincial Training Centre (later Moray House College of Education). Thomson employed Ledermann as a mathematical assistant on the Carnegie-funded project that led to his seminal book ''The Factorial Analysis of Human Ability''.

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 Whittaker was appointed Professor of Astronomy in the University of Dublin in 1906, remaining there until 1912 when he accepted the Chair of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh. He would remain in this post until his retirement in 1946. His tenure was a highly successful one, resulting in one of the first university mathematical laboratories in Britain, a flourishing research output from the department, and the development of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society. Whittaker's research in pure mathematics was extensive, exploring the theories of interpolation, automorphic functions, potential theory, and special functions; while his research in mathematical physics explored dynamics, relativity, electromagnetic theory, and quantum theory.
-Whittaker was instrumental in bringing [[Walter Ledermann (1911-2009)]], to Edinburgh University, offering him a bursary of £50 as a visiting student. Whittaker encouraged Ledermann to attend the classes of [[Alexander Craig Aitken (1895-1967)]], who introduced him to Sir Godfrey Hilton Thomson (1881-1955), holder of the [[Bell Chair of Education]] at the University of Edinburgh, and Director of Edinburgh Provincial Training Centre (later Moray House College of Education). Thomson employed Ledermann as a mathematical assistant on the Carnegie-funded project that led to his seminal book ''The Factorial Analysis of Human Ability''.
+Whittaker was instrumental in bringing [[Walter Ledermann (1911-2009)]], to Edinburgh University, offering him a bursary of £50 as a visiting student. Whittaker encouraged Ledermann to attend the classes of [[Alexander Craig Aitken (1895-1967)]], who introduced him to [[Sir Godfrey Hilton Thomson (1881-1955)]], holder of the [[Bell Chair of Education]] at the University of Edinburgh, and Director of Edinburgh Provincial Training Centre (later Moray House College of Education). Thomson employed Ledermann as a mathematical assistant on the Carnegie-funded project that led to his seminal book ''The Factorial Analysis of Human Ability''.
 == Honours and Recognition ==

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-*1873 - Born Southport, England, 24 October
+*1873 - Birth, Southport, England, 24 October
 *1895 - Graduated BSc, University of Cambridge
 *1896 - Elected Fellow of Trinity College, University of Cambridge

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 Whittaker's research in pure mathematics was extensive, exploring the theories of interpolation, automorphic functions, potential theory, and special functions; while his research in mathematical physics explored dynamics, relativity, electromagnetic theory, and quantum theory.
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+== Honours and Recognition ==
 Many honours were bestowed on Whittaker throughout his career, culminating in a knighthood in 1945. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1905, served on the Council of the Society (1911-1912, 1933-1935), and became Vice-President  (1934-1935). The Royal Society also awarded him the Copley Medal (1954) and the Sylvester medal (1931). Whittaker served as President for the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1939-1944), the Mathematical Association (1920-1921), the Mathematical and Physical section of the British Association (1927), and the London Mathematical Society (1928-1929).
 == Notable Publications ==

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	*G. Temple, ‘Whittaker, Sir Edmund Taylor (1873–1956)’, rev. I. Grattan-Guinness, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/36880], accessed 29 May 2014]		*G. Temple, ‘Whittaker, Sir Edmund Taylor (1873–1956)’, rev. I. Grattan-Guinness, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/36880], accessed 29 May 2014]
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	Many honours were bestowed on Whittaker throughout his career, culminating in a knighthood in 1945. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1905, served on the Council of the Society (1911-1912, 1933-1935), and became Vice-President (1934-1935). The Royal Society also awarded him the Copley Medal (1954) and the Sylvester medal (1931). Whittaker served as President for the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1939-1944), the Mathematical Association (1920-1921), the Mathematical and Physical section of the British Association (1927), and the London Mathematical Society (1928-1929).		Many honours were bestowed on Whittaker throughout his career, culminating in a knighthood in 1945. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1905, served on the Council of the Society (1911-1912, 1933-1935), and became Vice-President (1934-1935). The Royal Society also awarded him the Copley Medal (1954) and the Sylvester medal (1931). Whittaker served as President for the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1939-1944), the Mathematical Association (1920-1921), the Mathematical and Physical section of the British Association (1927), and the London Mathematical Society (1928-1929).
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	== Notable Publications ==		== Notable Publications ==