Person: Greenhill, Alfred George
George Greenhill became Professor of Mathematics at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. His main work was on Elliptic Functions but he published widely on applications of mathematics to practical problems.
Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):
- George Greenhill attended Christ's Hospital School, where he was awarded a Thompson Mathematical Gold Medal, and from there he went up to St John's College, Cambridge in 1866.
- After a short time as Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill, Greenhill returned to Cambridge in 1873, becoming a fellow and lecturer at Emmanuel College.
- under the martial regime of Chesney, who was at that time President, Greenhill's independent spirit was ill at ease.
- In 1876 Greenhill was appointed professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich.
- Greenhill's work was mainly on elliptic functions.
- As might be imagined given that Greenhill spent most of his life working in a military establishment, his work was often directed towards applications to ballistics and other military applications.
- An important contribution Greenhill made to the theory of elasticity was his study of the greatest length that a cylinder can have before it bends under its own weight.
- As well as his original research, Greenhill wrote several excellent texts and encyclopaedia articles.
- Greenhill received many honours for his work.
Born 29 November 1847, Twickenham, London, England. Died 10 February 1927, London, England.
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Applied Maths, Origin England
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