Person: Merrifield, Charles Watkins
Charles Merrifield was an English mathematician who worked on elliptic functions and played an important role in the development of mathematical ssocieties.
Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):
- Charles was well educated and in 1847 he began working at the Department of Education.
- It was in this department that Merrifield began working in 1847, and the Department went on to become the Ministry of Education.
- Although none of Merrifield's papers were of major importance, nevertheless he wrote over 100 papers which he published in the leading journals.
- Finally we should mention that Merrifield played a major role in the London Mathematical Society, being vice-president during 1876-8 and then president during 1878-80.
Born 20 October 1827, Southwark, London, England. Died 1 January 1884, Hove, Sussex, England.
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