Richard Murray (15 September 1725 – 2 March 1799) was an Irish mathematician and academic who served as the 22nd Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1795 to 1799. His whole career was Trinity College Dublin, having also served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics from 1764 to 1795.[1]
Richard Murray | |
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 Provost Richard Murray by William Cuming. | |
| 22nd Provost of Trinity College Dublin | |
| In office 30 July 1795 – 2 March 1799 | |
| Preceded by | John Hely-Hutchinson |
| Succeeded by | John Kearney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1725 Down, Ireland |
| Died | 2 March 1799 (aged 73) Dublin, Ireland |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin (B.A., 1747; M.A., 1750; B.D., 1759; D.D., 1762) |
Early life and education
editRichard Murray was born in County Down in 1725, to William Murray (merchant). He matriculated at Trinity College Dublin on 30 May 1743, aged 16, and was a Scholar there in 1745. He was awarded B.A. (1747), M.A. and Fellow (1750), B.D. (1759), and D.D. (1762).
Academic career
editHe was Donegall Lecturer in Mathematics (1762–1764), and then became the second Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics (1764–1795). He was also a Librarian, was appointed Vice-Provost in 1782, and served as Provost from 1795 until his death.[2]
He is perhaps best remembered for his book Artis logicæ compendium (S. Hooper, 1773), "In usum juventutis collegii Dubliniensis", which was translated in 1852 by John Walker as Murray's Compendium of Logic.
References
edit- ^ Burtchaell, G. D., and Sadleir, T. U. (eds), Alumni Dublinensis: A Register of the Students, Graduates, Professors and Provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin, 1593–1860 (Dublin, 1935) page 608
- ^ Richard Murray. Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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