Person: Mackay, John S

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John S Mackay was a Scottish school teacher who was the first President of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society. He published numerous papers on Geometry.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 22 October 1843, Auchencairn near Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Died 26 March 1914, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Applied Maths, Origin Scotland


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive