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McLaren, Samuel Bruce (1876 - 1916)

Mathematician and Physicist

Born: 16 August 1876 Yedo, Japan. Died: 13 August 1916 Abbeville, France.

Samuel Bruce McLaren taught mathematics at many of England's leading Universities and was Chair of Mathematics at University College from 1913. His main area of interest was mathematical physics and he wrote widely on the subject. McLaren joined the Royal Engineers when World War I broke out and was sent to France. He was injured during a bomb clearing mission and died of his injuries shortly afterwards.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1886 Migrated to Australia (Melbourne) with his parents
1897 Bachelor of Art with Honours (BA (Hons)) completed at the University of Melbourne
1900 Bachelor of Art with Honours (BA (Hons)) completed at Trinity College, Cambridge, UK
1901 Isaac Newton studentship in astronomy and physical optics received
1904 - 1906 Lecturer in Mathematics at University College in Bristol, UK
1906 - 1913 Lecturer in Mathematics at Birmingham University, UK
1913 - Chair in Mathematics at University College in Reading, UK
1913 Co-recipient of the Cambridge Adams Prize received

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 2 August 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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